CHEMICAL & METALLURGICAL LABORATORY
DIESEL LOCO SHED
BANDRA
STANDARD TESTING OF CRANK CASE LUBRICATING OIL
(RDSO/MP/GUIDE NO. 6 REV II MAY -2007)
TEST LIMIT REMARK
ALCO LOCO HHP LOCO
KINEMATIC VISCOSITY 12.8-20.2 CST 13-18.3 CST OEM INSTRUCTION
@100 ⁰C
FUEL DILUTION 5% MAX 5% MAX
WATER 0.2% MAX NIL
CONTAMINATION
BLOTTER TEST MUST PASS THE TEST MUST PASS THE TEST ACCORDING TO SCREENNG
TEST
PH VALUE 5.0 MIN 5.0 MIN
TBNE (ASTM D-664) H.S.D S% + 0.5% H.S.D S% + 1.0% OEM INSTRUCTION
INSOLUBLES HEXENE 5.0% HEXENE 2.0% OEM INSTRUCTION
(ASTM D-893 PART B) TOLUENE 4.0% TOLUENE 1.5%
RESIN 1.0% RESIN 0.5%
SPECTRO ANALYSIS GUIDE 6 (ANNEXURE- I) GUIDE 6 (ANNEXURE- I) OEM INSTRUCTION
CHEMICAL & METALLURGICAL LABORATORY
DIESEL LOCO SHED
BANDRA
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF BREAK DOWN VOLTAGE OF
INSULATING OIL
TRANSFORMER OIL (NEW) 60 KV RSDO/SMI/ 158
TRANSFORMER OIL (IN SERVICE) 50 KV RDSO/SMI /120
CHEMICAL & METALLURGICAL LABORATORY
DIESEL LOCO SHED
BANDRA
INTERPRETATION OF GAS DISSOLVED IN THE OIL
HYDROGEN (H2) ELECTRIC DISCHARGE
(CORONA EFFECT)
LOW PARTIAL DISCHARGE
CARBON MONOXIDE(CO) CELLULOSE DECOMPOSITION
METHANE (CH4) SECONDARY INDICATOR OF AN
ARC
SERIOUS OVER HEATING
CARBON DIOXIDE(CO2) CELLULOSE DECOMPOSITION
ETHYLENE (C2H4) THERMAL FAULT (OVER
HEATING LOCAL)
ETHANE(C2H6) SECONDARY INDICATOR OF
THERMAL FAULT
ACETYLENE (C2H2) ELECTRIC FAULT ARC/SPARK
CHEMICAL & METALLURGICAL LABORATORY
DIESEL LOCO SHED
BANDRA
PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION OF DISSOLVED GASES IN THE
OIL OF HEALTHY TRANSFORMERS
(RDSO/ELRS/SMI/138)
GASES LESS THAN 4 YEARS 4-10 YEARS MORE THAN 10 YEARS IN
IN SERVICE IN SERVICE SERVICE
(PPM) (PPM) (PPM)
HYDROGEN (H2) 100/150 200/300 200/300
CARBON MONOXIDE(CO) --- --- ---
METHANE (CH4) 50/70 100/150 200/300
CARBON DIOXIDE(CO2) 3000/3500 4000/5000 9000/12000
ETHYLENE (C2H4) 100/150 150/200 200/400
ETHANE(C2H6) 30/50 100/150 800/1000
ACETYLENE (C2H2) 20/30 30/50 100/150
CHEMICAL & METALLURGICAL LABORATORY
DIESEL LOCO SHED
BANDRA
STANDARD TESTING OF COOLANT USED IN DIESEL ENGINE
(RDSO/TS/MP.0.0500.01 (REV.03) MAY 2009)
Sr. No. PARAMETER FOR ALCO LOCO FOR HHP LOCO
HP POWER COOL RR ISC 7537 NALCO 2100
(3% V/V) (3% V/V) (2.6% V/V)
01 COLOR FLOROCENT YELLOW AMBER ORANGE ROSE
02 PH 7.5 -9.5 10.5-11.5 9.0-10.5
03 CHLORIDE AS NACL 50 PPM MAX 50 PPM MAX 50 PPM MAX
04 HARDNESS AS CaCO3 200 PPM MAX 200 PPM MAX 200 PPM MAX
05 CONCENTRATION 1000-1400 PPM 3400-4100 PPM 1000-1200 PPM
CARBOXYLATE BY NITRITE BY NITRITE BY
GRAVIDOMETRIC METHOD VOLUMETRIC VOLUMETRIC
METHOD METHOD