Degradation 6B – Varnish Prevention
Degradation 6B – Varnish Prevention focuses on proactive strategies to prevent varnish formation in high-performance lubrication systems. Varnish is not just a byproduct of degradation—it’s a root cause of reliability issues such as valve sticking, flow restrictions, and temperature control failures. This course teaches you how to stop it before it starts.
You’ll explore the chemical and physical mechanisms behind varnish formation, and discover proven approaches for preventing it through system design, environmental control, and additive technologies. From the role of nitrogen blanketing to the application of antioxidants and metal deactivators, this course provides practical tools and insights that can be immediately applied in your plant or maintenance program.
Whether you’re overseeing turbines, compressors, or hydraulics, this course will help you extend oil life, reduce maintenance costs, and improve equipment uptime by tackling varnish at its source.
Key outcomes include:
- Understanding how varnish forms at the molecular level
- Evaluating the role of oxygen, metals, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) in varnish formation
- Applying nitrogen blanketing and other environmental controls
- Selecting and managing additive systems for varnish prevention
- Designing maintenance programs that reduce varnish risk long-term
Course Syllabus
- Varnish Mechanisms
- Nitrogen Blankets
- Antioxidants
- Metal Deactivators
- ESD Mitigation
Who is this course for?
Condition Monitoring Technicians
Laboratory Analysts
Lubrication Engineers
Industrial Lubricants Salespeople
Reliability Engineers
Rotating Equipment Engineers
Meet the expert
Rafe Britton, the Lubrication Expert, is known within the industry for his YouTube channel and podcast, and works with mid-size industrials improve their equipment uptime while reducing the cost of their lubrication program. He is a mechanical engineer with 13 years of experience on both sides of the industry; both as an operator, and lubricant supplier. Rafe holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and a Bachelor of Physics from UNSW.
$50.00/ month
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