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November 19, 2003 we asked:
"A large power generation
company uses a central laboratory for oil analysis. It
performs routine particle counts using an optical particle
counter on lubricants sampled from critical equipment
(compressors, hydraulics, turbine oils).
Recently the lab manager recommended
that the particle counting activity be discontinued. His
reason was their fluids were always clean (fewer than
one percent reportable) and therefore there was no justification
for spending the time and money. What would you do if
you were in charge of reliability at these power plants?"
Thanks to everyone
that participated in this Readers Challenge. We received
a LOT of responses. Below is this week's winner and
some of the other responses that we received.
This Week's Winner:
Jose David Trocel, Reliability Engineer,
Fertinitro
Click
here to see the winning response.
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