Hello fellow-researchers!
I am going to share what I have been doing so far in my
project. One of the major goal of my project this summer is to develop an ASTM new
filterability test method for hydraulic fluids using mass flow method and
correlating the volumetric and mass flow method results. This week I could connect
the Mettler Toledo Balance-link software into the filtration apparatus so that I
can collect dynamic weight of the filtered sample in every second interval. I
tested the samples that I received from Chevron. It was very interesting to see
how ashless biodegradable hydraulic fluids creates static electricity during
the filtration process. This static electricity generation damages the filter
media and disrupts the filtration process. I have discussed this with my
advisor Paul, and he recommended me to use Electrostatic Dissipative (ESD)
media during the
filtration process and compare the results with previous ones
so we can come up with a solution. This will be my future plan as of now.
I hope everyone is having a great summer !
Tahseen
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