Particle Analyzer
The LaserNet Q200 Series allows reliability professionals to quickly and easily assess machinery health in just minutes. By testing only a few milliliters of fluid, users see a complete picture of machine wear and particulate contamination. This enables the user to determine filtration efficiency, the type of wear mode occurring, and the change in ferrous debris concentration, for maintenance action.
With a simple push of a button, a comprehensive picture of machine wear is generated with only a few parameters:
Having this information allows reliability professionals to make informed decisions on the maintenance of their critical assets.
Key Features
Complies with ASTM D7596 – Standard Test Method for Automatic Particle Counting and Particle Shape Classification of Oils Using a Direct Imaging Integrated Tester
Particle count features
Automatic shape classification features
Ferrous content and particle analysis features
Optional Auto-Samper for high throughput sample processing
All LaserNet 200 series systems are designed to work with an optional auto-sampling processor (ASP).
Analytical Tests and Features by model:
There are four models in the LaserNet 200 series. The table below details the difference among the four models.
LaserNet 200 Comparison | 210 | 215 | 220 | 230 |
Total particle count & codes | v | v | v | v |
Non-metallic particles (sand/dirt) | v | v | v | v |
Free water measurement | v | v | v | v |
Air bubble/water droplet correction | v | v | v | v |
Wear particle classification | v | v | ||
Total Ferrous concentration | v | v | ||
Ferrousparticle count & size distribution | v | v | ||
Large ferrous concentration | v | v | ||
Autosampler option | v | v | v | v |
Operating principles
The LaserNet 200 Series system employs an innovative, patented approach to testing the fluid directly from the sample bottle. The core of the device combines a direct imaging particle analyzer with a sensitive magnetometer together to generate both particle counts, images and ferrous concentration in ppm. Oil and fluid samples are passed through a flow cell, illuminated by a laser, and a CCD video camera counts and classifies the particles from the image data. This technique provides the user with a very reliable and accurate particle counter that can tolerate a wide range of dirty and clean samples, with varying viscosities.
The capability of the LaserNet Fines to capture the actual wear particle silhouette allows for an ‘Automated Ferrography’ capability for wear particle classification. All particles larger than 20 μ are classified by a neural network in categories such as cutting, fatigue, severe sliding, non-metallic, free water and fibers.
Data Management
The LaserNet 200 Series has a data export capability to laboratory LIMS systems as well as comma or tab delimited text file formats. The wear images can be exported as .jpeg or .bmp files.
Spectro Scientific’s TruVu 360 Device Console (TDC) fully integrates the LaserNet 200 with the TruVu 360 Enterprise Fluid Intelligence platform.
The LaserNet Series system fulfills the wear and contamination measurement of the MiniLab system, and it is designed to communicate seamlessly with the TruVu360 fluid intelligence platform.