Abstract
The increasing trend towards the use of fine oil filtration in modern jet engines suggests that the Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program (SOAP), which routinely monitors the health of aeroengines, may no longer be effective in detecting abnormal wear trends. Since the oil filter contains a wealth of information on wear in a system, it may be necessary to perform engine health monitoring through Filter Debris Analysis (FDA). In the present study, a method was developed for the determination of 19 wear elements (Ag, Al, Au, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, In, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Sb, Sn, Ti, V, W and Zn) in aircraft engine oil filter debris samples using the analytical technique of Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA). Results obtained by NAA for the analysis of two types of filter debris samples compared well with results obtained previously for similar samples and it appears that FDA should be very useful for following wear trends.
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