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This blog is the home for the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers' (STLE's) audio podcast - The STLE Compass. This podcast is all about providing news, information and updates on a variety of industries relevant to those working in tribology and lubrication engineering.

Episodes

  1. 11/21/2013

    Turbine Oil Degradation with Greg Livingstone, Fluitec International

    Join us for this week's interview, where we talk with Greg Livingstone, Chief Marketing Officer of Fluitec International about dealing with turbine oil degradation. He covers the types of oils used in turbines and their properties, different modes of degradation and where/when they can occur, as well as solutions to common issues like varnish.  Click below to play the interview, or click here to download and listen to the file, or click here to read the transcript. You may also be interested in our interview with Greg on Turbine Oil Selection. Happy listening!

  2. 08/22/2013

    Turbine Oil Selection with Greg Livingstone, Fluitec International

    Greg Livingstone Join us for this week's interview, where we talk with Greg Livingstone, Chief Marketing Officer of Fluitec International about selecting a proper turbine oil for your application. Greg covers types of oils used in turbines and their properties, when it's time to select a new oil, potential changes you should implement in your condition monitoring program with new oils, and selection criteria - including Greg's advice to look beyond the spec sheet, and some tests you should run when selecting an oil (which includes a new test Greg helped develop which provides more reliable data on how the oil will perform in the field).  To listen to the interview, click here for the audio, or click here to read the transcript.   You might also be interested in our previous interview with Greg on Oil Analysis & Predictive Maintenance (click here for the recording), or his upcoming interview that will be released in the November issue of the Power Generation eNewsletter on Turbine Oil Degradation.

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About

This blog is the home for the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers' (STLE's) audio podcast - The STLE Compass. This podcast is all about providing news, information and updates on a variety of industries relevant to those working in tribology and lubrication engineering.

Information

  • Creator
    Kara Lemar/STLE
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2013
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2012 Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
  • Show Website
    The Official STLE Blog