Bulk modulus of hydraulic oil represents the resistance of hydraulic oil to compression and is the reciprocal of compressibility. The bulk modulus is a basic thermodynamic property of hydraulic oil that has a very important influence on work efficiency and dynamic characteristics of hydraulic systems, especially for the hydraulic systems at ultra-high pressure or ultra-high temperature. In this study, a bulk modulus experimental equipment for hydraulic oil was designed and manufactured, two types of hydraulic oil were selected and its isothermal secant bulk modulus were measured at pressures to 140MPa and temperatures of 20~180°C. Compared the experimental results with the calculated results from the prediction equations of liquid bulk modulus that proposed by Klaus, Hayward, and Song, it is found that the experimental results are not completely identical with the calculated results.

Boric acid based fuel and oil additives were investigated in this study, with the aims to gain a deeper understanding of how the boric acid fuel additive behaves, to investigate the effect of low rates of fuel additive addition and tribofilm longevity, and to investigate how boric acid behaves as a hydraulic oil additive. Fuel additive experiments were performed in a reciprocating sliding rig with a cylinder on flat contact geometry with fuel additive sprayed on the contact repeatedly, whereas the hydraulic oil experiments were performed in a reciprocating sliding rig with a ball on flat contact with the oil and additive present from the start. Analysis was performed using vertical scanning interferometry (VSI), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The tribofilms created by the fuel additive provided excellent friction reduction capabilities, even with low or no rate of replenishment. As more additive was sprayed, wear resistance seemed to increase as the surface became increasingly covered. Film coverage need to be less than 20% of the surface in order to gain full friction reducing effects. The hydraulic oil additive had little effect on friction or wear resistance under the used parameters and no tribofilm was found.

Bulk modulus of hydraulic oil represents the resistance of hydraulic oil to compression and is the reciprocal of compressibility. The bulk modulus is a basic thermodynamic property of hydraulic oil that has a very important influence on work efficiency and dynamic characteristics of hydraulic systems, especially for the hydraulic systems at ultra-high pressure or ultra-high temperature. In this study, a bulk modulus experimental equipment for hydraulic oil was designed and manufactured, two types of hydraulic oil were selected and its isothermal secant bulk modulus were measured at pressures to 140MPa and temperatures of 20~180°C. Compared the experimental results with the calculated results from the prediction equations of liquid bulk modulus that proposed by Klaus, Hayward, and Song, it is found that the experimental results are not completely identical with the calculated results.

Production and use of hydraulic ester oil is on the increase worldwide. This becomes a substitute to mineral based hydraulic oil and has drawn more concern because of its more friendly environmental effects. Based on the growing use of hydraulic ester oils in automobiles, transformation of fresh and old hydraulic ester oil was studied in a podsol soil (soil 1) and a clayey soil (soil 2). Functional groups present in the oil and effect of soil types on transformation of the oil were also determined. Replicates of the two soils types were contaminated with fresh or old ester based hydraulic fluid. The oils were recovered from the soil by extraction with acetone. The organic phase was evaporated to dryness, and a small drop of the resulting extract was used for Fourier Transformation Infra Red Spectrometer analysis. The remaining extract was dissolved in hexane and analyzed by gas chromatography. Different intermediate compound patterns were observed in the two studied soils during the transformation studies, which went on for 30 days. Aliphatic-, carbonyl-, aromatic- and ether- groups were the main functional groups present in the tested hydraulic ester oils. Presence or absence of these functional groups distinguishes ester oil from mineral oil.

The bulk modulus of pure hydraulic oil and its dependency on pressure and temperature has been studied extensively over the past years. A comprehensive review of some of the more common definitions of fluid bulk modulus is conducted and comments on some of the confusion over definitions and different methods of measuring the fluid bulk modulus are presented in this thesis. In practice, it is known that there is always some form of air present in hydraulic systems which substantially decreases the oil bulk modulus. The term effective bulk modulus is used to account for the effect of air and/or the compliance of transmission lines. A summary from the literature of the effective bulk modulus models for a mixture of hydraulic oil and air is presented. Based on the reviews, these models are divided into two groups: “compression only” models and “compression and dissolve” models. A comparison of various “compression only” models, where only the volumetric compression of air is considered, shows that the models do not match each other at the same operating conditions. The reason for this difference is explained and after applying some modifications to the models, a theoretical model of the “compression only” model is suggested. The “compression and dissolve” models, obtained from the literature review, include the effects of the volumetric compression of air and the volumetric reduction of air due to the dissolving of air into the oil. It is found that the existing “compression and dissolve” models have a discontinuity at some critical pressure and as a result do not match the experimental results very well. The reason for the discontinuity is discussed and a new “compression and dissolve” model is proposed by introducing some new parameters to the theoretical model. A new critical pressure (PC) definition is presented based on the saturation limit of oil. In the new definition, the air stops dissolving into the oil after this critical pressure is reached and any remaining air will be only compressed afterwards. An experimental procedure is successfully designed and fabricated to verify the new proposed models and to reproduce the operating conditions that underlie the model assumptions. The pressure range is 0 to 6.9 MPa and the temperature is kept constant at °C. Air is added to the oil in different forms and the amount of air varies from about 1 to 5%. Experiments are conducted in three different phases: baseline (without adding air to the oil), lumped air (air added as a pocket of air to the top of the oil column) and distributed air (air is distributed in the oil in the form of small air bubbles). The effect of different forms and amounts of air and various volume change rates are investigated experimentally and it is shown that the value of PC is strongly affected by the volume change rate, the form, and the amount of air. It is also shown that the new model can represent the experimental data with great accuracy. The new proposed “compression and dissolve” model can be considered as a general model of the effective bulk modulus of a mixture of oil and air where it is applicable to any form of a mixture of hydraulic oil and air. However, it is required to identify model parameters using experimental measurements. A method of identifying the model parameters is introduced and the modeling errors are evaluated. An attempt is also made to verify independently the value of some of the parameters. The new proposed model can be used in analyzing pressure variations and improving the accuracy of the simulations in low pressure hydraulic systems. The new method of modeling the air dissolving into the oil can be also used to improve the modeling of cavitation phenomena in hydraulic systems.

En undersökning av vindturbiners hydraulolja med avseende på partikelinnehåll har genomförts. Med syftet att öka tillgängligheten på Statkrafts vindturbiner genom ändrade underhållsrutiner. Målsättningen har varit att minska mängden partiklar och hitta en lösning för förbättrat underhåll rörande hydrauloljan. För att lösa detta har en litteraturstudie, intervjuer och oljeprovtagning genomförts. Vidare installerades ett offlinefilter för att undersöka en potentiell lösning för partikelavskiljning och förändring av underhållsrutiner. Resultaten från oljeprovtagningen visade på höga halter av partiklar för de små och medelstora partiklarna, en låg viskositet och höga värden av föroreningar och vatteninnehåll. Samtliga parametrar förbättrades efter 24 timmar filtrering där partikelinnehållet hade minskat till godtyckliga värden tillsammans med vatteninnehållet samt att viskositeten hade en liten ökning. Efter filtrering i en vecka hade vissa av värdena gått upp ytterligare och partikelhalterna för små och medelstora partiklar hade ökat. Detta tros bero på provtagning i samband med återföring av smutsig olja från pitchcylindrarna. Lösningar på reningen av oljan undersöktes potentiellt att vara filtrering, partikelräknare, IR termografi och oljebyte. Där filtrering i kombination med partikelräknare i dagsläget ger det mest ekonomiska och lämpliga lösningen för företagets underhållsstrategi och målsättning. Slutsatsen från arbetet är att offlinefiltreringen fungerar och att underhållsrutinerna skulle kunna optimeras ytterligare om partikelräknare installerades i anslutning till detta. Ekonomiskt är denna lösning realistisk men för att göra större ändringar i underhållsrutinerna behövs vidare studier av filtreringstid och eventuellt manuell hantering / An investigation has been done of the particles in hydraulic oil in wind turbines. The purpose of this has been to increase the availability for Statkraft´s wind turbines through changing their maintenance routines. The goal has been to lower the particle count and finding a solution for bettering their maintenance with the hydraulic oil. A literature study, interviews and testing of the hydraulic oil has been done to solve this. Furthermore, an offline filtration unit has been mounted to investigate whether that may be a potential solution for clearing the oil from particles and if it can be useful for changing the maintenance routines within the oil service. The results from the oil analysis showed upon high particle counts for the smaller and middle-sized particles, low viscosity and high values for contamination and water content. All parameters were improved after 24 hours of filtration where the particle count had lowered to arbitrary values together with the water count and the viscosity had a slight increase. After filtration for a week some of the parameters had gone up slightly and the values for small and middle-sized particles hade increased. This is believed to be due to oil testing at the same time as the returning of the unclean oil from the pitch cylinders. Different solutions for clearing the oil were investigated, such as filtration, a particle counter and an oil change. The result from the investigation showed that filtration together with a particle counter is the best solution. This fits both economically and the goal for the business as of today. The conclusion of this work is that the offline filtration works and that the availability routines could be optimized further if a particle counter was to be installed together with the filtration unit. Economically this solution is most realistic but to be able to do any improvements on the availability routines further investigation of the filtration intervals has to be done with potential manual labour

L’objectif général de cette thèse était d’améliorer l’utilisation des éléments de diagnostic des sites pollués par des hydrocarbures légers. En particulier, il s’agissait : • De valider la méthode d’estimation de la mobilité de l’huile dans le sol, en milieu hétérogène, appelée bail-down test. Et de définir quelle méthode d’interprétation est la plus adaptée. • Comprendre l’impact des variations de hauteur de nappe sur l’épaisseur d’huile mesurée dans les puits de surveillance et sur la mobilité de l’huile. Dans un premier temps, des simulations de bail-down tests ont été réalisées en laboratoire, sur un pilote radial, remplie d’une matrice homogène. Puis, un grand nombre de tests réalisés sur un terrain d’étude, a été interprété. Ces travaux ont permis de confirmer la validité des bail-down tests pour estimer la mobilité de l’huile dans le milieu. L’hypothèse principale pour expliquer la validité de ces tests, alors que les hypothèses théoriques ne sont à priori pas respectées lors des essais, réside dans la faible mobilité de l’huile liée à une viscosité élevée. Dans un deuxième temps, l’impact des variations de nappes a été suivi par des mesures manuelles et automatiques sur le terrain d’étude, pendant plusieurs mois. Ce suivi a permis de décrire de manière précise cet impact, qui est différent pour un hydrocarbure en nappe libre, ou en milieu confiné. Par ailleurs, un modèle a été développé et testé pour simuler les variations d’épaisseur d’huile en fonction des hauteurs de nappe. Ce modèle permet d’estimer l’épaisseur et la position de l’huile dans la formation, ainsi que sa conductivité hydraulique. Les conclusions de cette étude apportent des éléments importants pour améliorer les phases d’investigation de site pollués par des hydrocarbures légers, et pour optimiser l’utilisation des données collectées. Enfin, confirmant l’impact significatif des variations de nappe sur les épaisseurs d’huile dans les puits et en montrant la validité des bail-down tests pour estimer la mobilité de l’huile, cette étude montre la nécessité de baser le dimensionnement des réseaux d’extraction des hydrocarbures, non pas sur l’épaisseur, mais sur la mobilité du produit. / The overall objective of this thesis was to improve the use of investigation data from contaminated site with light hydrocarbons. In particular, this work focused on: • To confirm the validity of the method to estimate the oil mobility in the formation, for heterogeneous conditions, called bail-down test. And, to define which interpretation method is the most relevant. • To understand the impact of the groundwater table variations on the oil thickness in the monitoring wells, and on its mobility. First, bail-down test simulations were performed at laboratory scale, on a radial pilot, filled with homogeneous sand. Then, a significant number of tests were performed on a studied site and interpreted. This work allowed to confirm the bail-down test validity for estimating the oil mobility in the formation. The key assumption to explain why these tests are valid whereas some of the assumptions and boundary conditions are not met during the tests, is based on the low mobility of the oil due to its viscosity. Secondly, the impact of the groundwater table variations has been manually and automatically measured on the studied site, during months. These measurements allowed to describe in detail the impact, which is different between confined and non-confined oil conditions. In addition, a model has been proposed and tested to simulate oil thickness depending on groundwater table level. This model allowed to estimate the thickness and the position of the oil in the formation, and its hydraulic conductivity. Overall, this study gives key elements to improve the investigation phase of site contaminated with light hydrocarbons, and to optimize the use of the collected data. Last, confirming the significant impact of the groundwater table fluctuation on the oil thickness and the validation of the bail-down test to estimate the oil mobility, this study shows the need to consider the oil mobility rather than the oil thickness for designing an oil recovery project.

I dagsläget finns det ingen standardiserad metod för att mäta en enhets tillstånd medhjälp av dofter. Vid tillståndsövervakning av rullningslager är vibrationsmätning denmest dominanta metoden. I samband med vibrationsmätning används i vissa falltemperaturövervakning för att få en bättre insikt på rullningslagrets tillstånd. I det härarbetet undersöks de om en elektronisk näsa kan avgöra ett rullningslagers tillstånd.Innan några mätningar påbörjas monterades en elektronisk näsa ihop i ett hölje sombestår av ett kretskort, metalloxid-sensorer och en fläkt för att styra dofter med ettkonstant flöde mot sensorerna. Den elektroniska näsan styrs av en Arduino Nanomikrokontroller. Utöver e-näsan sättes en enhet ihop tillhörande två temperaturgivareoch en luftfuktighetsgivare som styrs av en Arduino UNO. Enhetens syfte är att kunnakontrollera de rådande förhållandena vid mätningar och för att leta någon form avkorrelation mot e-näsan vid eventuella utslag. Förstörande prover av kullager utfördesför att se om e-näsan reagerar innan ett lagerhaveri. Testerna gjordes i en öppen samtsluten miljö och tre stycken olika oljor används för att smörja lagret. Detta för att seom e-näsan reagerar olika beroende på vilken olja som används. En undersökningutförs ifall den elektroniska näsan kan separera på de tre oljorna som används ilagertesterna. För att utvärdera mätresultaten används Excel och Minitab, därprincipalkomponentanalyser genomförs på all mätdata. Efter att alla lagerprover harverkställts utfördes en uppföljning av rullningslagrena för att studera deras tillstånd,detta genom ett optiskt mikroskop.Det framgår i rapporten att med hjälp av analysmetoden PCA syns det att denelektroniska näsan kunde skilja på hydraulolja, motorolja och växellådsolja. Utslag iPCA för de olika mätserierna blev inte identiska men det blev tydligaklusterindelningar hos samtliga mätserier. Genomförd studie visade att med delagerhaveri samt temperaturer går det inte att avgöra ett kullagers tillstånd med hjälpav en elektronisk näsa. Eftersom att de specifika gas-sensorerna som användes till enäsaninte gav någon form av utslag vid mätningarna. Den elektroniska näsanreagerade däremot vid totalhaveri av kullager, vilket är för sent i ett förebyggandeunderhållsperspektiv. Detta medförde att den elektroniska näsan inte kan användas förtillståndsövervakning av det specifika kullagret som användes vid denna studie. / At present, there is no standardized method of measuring a device's condition with thehelp of odors. In condition monitoring of rolling bearings, vibration measurement isthe most dominant method. In case of vibration measurement, temperature monitoringis used in some cases to get a better insight into the condition of the bearing. In thiswork, it is investigated whether an electronic nose can determine the condition of arolling bearing.Before any measurements began, an electronic nose is assembled in a housingconsisting of a circuit board, metal oxide sensors and a fan for stearing odors with aconstant flow towards the sensors. The electronic nose is controlled by an ArduinoNano which is a microcontroller. In addition to the e-nose, a unit is connected to twotemperature sensors and a humidity sensor controlled by an Arduino UNO. The unit'spurpose is to monitor the status and to look for any kind of correlation with the e-nosein case of any possible findings. Destructive specimens of ball bearings are performedto see if the e-nose responds prior to a bearing failure. Tests are conducted in an openand closed environment and three different oils are used to lubricate the bearings.This to see if the e-nose acts differently depending on the oil that is used. Aninvestigation is conducted if the electronic nose can separate the three different typesof oils that is used in the destructive bearing tests. To evaluate the measurementresults, Excel and Minitab are used, where principal component analysis is performedon all measurement data. After all bearing tests have been performed, a follow-up ofthe rolling bearings condition is performed, this through an optical microscope.The report shows that using the PCA analysis method, it appears that the electronicnose could distinguish between hydraulic oil, engine oil and gear oil. In the PCA forthe different measurement series the results did not become identical, but clusterdivisions became clear in all measurement series. Completed study showed that withthese bearing failures and temperatures, it is not possible to determine the condition ofthis ball bearer using an electronic nose. Because the specific gas sensors used for thee-nose did not give any kind of impact during the measurements. On the other hand,the electronic nose responded to a total failure of a ball bearing, which is too late in apreventative maintenance perspective. Therefore, the electronic nose cannot be usedfor condition monitoring of the specific ball bearing used in this study.

The thesis deals with the use of tribodiagnostics in predictive maintenance in corporate practice. It is generally dealt with maintenance, then tribodiagnostics in the company Škoda Auto a.s. Used offline and online diagnostic tools are described. Emphasis is placed on verifying the functionality of the newly purchased online filter unit. The experimental part is focused on detailed analysis of the above, including comparison of measurement results offline and online diagnostics. There is also an economic evaluation of savings obtained by operation the online filter unit. In conclusion, the tribodiagnostics recommendations are given for Škoda Auto a.s.

This thesis deals with design of hydrostatic drive for multipurpose loader and tool carrier DAPPER. At the beginning is research of different basic concepts and modern solutions to the problem, aided by a detailed description of competitive machine in the same performance category. Extensive comparison with other producers is included in the annexes to this thesis. Furthermore, a theoretical driving characteristic and its appropriateness is examined further on the basis of two model situations. The calculations of the individual components of the hydraulic circuit precedes drive kinematics analysis of articulated machine frame, on it final conception of hydrostatic drive is chosen. Firstly hydromotors and hydogenerator are chosen on the grounds of calculations then hydraulic hoses, filters and flow divider. Next chapters are aimed to calculations of hydraulic losses and thermal calculation of hydraulic circuit. Final part deals with introduction the final characteristics of drive. The practical parts of the work are assembly drawings with main power components and hydraulic schematic of drive.