Validation & Test Reports

347 industrial test reports from 17 countries: before-and-after measurements on equipment in active service, each case backed by the original document with signatures and the plant seal.

238 cases · 347 acts

IE S001Plant commission reportseries of 14 acts Ukraine, 2006–2021

PrJSC Zaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant

ChME3 shunting locomotives

11-20 %
cylinder compression, 16-33 → 22-36 kgf/cm²
9-17 %
peak combustion pressure, 20-49 → 29-50 kgf/cm²
10-23 %
air system charging time by the compressor, 30-73 → 26-55 s
36-45 %
engine block vibration velocity, 0.9-11.3 → 0.4-9.1 mm/s

Cylinders sealed up and ran evenly, engine vibration fell, the compressor charged the air system faster

The depot came back for a repeat treatment on almost every locomotive it had already run

IE S002Plant commission reportseries of 10 acts 2001

Tatneft JSC, Almetyevsk TTD-1

Petrol engines of trucks and buses

10-15 %
compression across cylinders, 3.0-11.0 → 6.0-11.7 kgf/cm²
6-13 %
petrol consumption, measured on a metered 100 g portion of fuel
46-67 %
HC content in exhaust gases, 300-2000 → 230-780 ppm

Compression evened out across cylinders, petrol consumption fell, exhaust emissions dropped

The same result repeated on every vehicle of the fleet, treated without disassembly

IE S003Plant commission reportseries of 7 acts Ukraine, 2002–2004

Ukrzaliznytsia Locomotive Dept.

ChS-2 and ER1 traction gearboxes

0.3-0.8 mm
gear wheel tooth thickness, 13.05-16.15 → 13.85-16.60 mm

Tooth thickness grew on every machine, pitting and scoring filled in, contact patches came out polished

One gel fill, then depot commissions came back to the same wheels for two years

IE S004Plant commission reportseries of 6 acts Ukraine, 2003–2005

Ukrzaliznytsia Locomotive Department

VL-8 and VL-80K electric locomotives

5.5-12.8 %
current drawn by the compressor motor, 10.5-90 → 9.5-80 A
7-19 %
air system fill time, 17.5-82 → 15-72 s
0.04-0.09 mm
diameter of worn compressor cylinders at teardown
0.25-0.55 mm
tooth thickness of treated traction gearboxes

Compressors filled the air system faster and drew less current, worn cylinders and gear teeth regained metal

The same result repeated on every locomotive of two depots, checked at teardown

IE S005Plant commission reportseries of 6 acts 2001

Tatneft, Almetyevsk UTT-1

Diesel engines of KRAZ, KamAZ, YuMZ-6

14-22 %
cylinder compression, 17-27.7 → 22-30 kgf/cm²
11-33 %
oil pressure at 2000 rpm, 2-6 → 4-7.1 kgf/cm²

Compression rose and evened out across the cylinders on every machine, oil pressure rose at idle and under load

Six trucks and an excavator measured in regular service, engines never opened

IE S007Plant commission reportseries of 4 acts 2008

AVIASTAR-SP JSC

Cylindrical grinder spindle units

7-15 %
current draw per phase, 5.2-7.9 → 4.5-6.8 A
48-72 %
vibration velocity at the spindle bearings and bed, 0.4-2.9 → 0.2-1.4 mm/s
2-5×
roundness deviation of the test part, 0.004-0.01 → 0.002 mm

Spindle bearing vibration fell, idle current dropped, parts came out rounder on every machine

The same picture repeated on every grinder treated without stopping production

IE S008Plant commission reportseries of 4 acts Ukraine, 2006

Zaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant

Drill rig diesel engines

20-33 %
compression across cylinders, 15.5-33 → 27-40 kgf/cm²
0.26 l/h
idle fuel consumption, 1.58 → 1.32 l/h

Compression rose on every cylinder measured, the worn diesels pulled level, idle fuel burn fell

Same result repeated on four rigs underground, engines never dismantled

IE S009Plant commission reportseries of 4 acts Ukraine, 2005

ROSAVA JSC

Production line drive gearboxes

0.15-0.7 mm
constant-chord tooth thickness on all four gearboxes
17-43 %
vibration displacement of bearing supports, 2.0-30.3 → 1.8-17.8 µm
5-31 %
current drawn by the drives, 16.0-208.0 → 11.0-197.0 A

Worn teeth gained thickness, bearing supports ran quieter, drive current fell on every gearbox

Same result repeated on four gearboxes of one plant, treated without disassembly

IE S010Plant commission reportseries of 4 acts Ukraine, 2003

KGGMK Krivorozhstal

Gear drives of four shop machines

0.05-0.95 mm
tooth body thickness of gear pairs and couplings, 320-450 h of service
4.9-20 %
no-load current of the drives, 8.2 → 7.8 A on the lathe and 75 → 60 A on the hammer

Tooth bodies of gears and couplings grew in service, the drives got lighter on no-load current

The same outcome in the forge, steel structures, mill and machine shops of one works

IE S011Plant commission reportseries of 4 acts Kazakhstan, 2001–2002

Kazzinc JSC

DEUTZ and KamAZ-55111 diesels

2.2-6.7 %
compression per cylinder, 18-28 → 18.4-30 bar (maximum 15.4 %)
0.2-1.0 bar
oil pressure at idle, 2.0-3.1 → 2.4-3.6 bar

Compression rose and evened out across cylinders, oil pressure climbed, knocking and vibration subsided

Four mining diesels treated in service, no teardown, no machine taken off work

IE S006Plant commission reportseries of 4 acts Ukraine, 2000

YuGOK OJSC, Kryvyi Rih

TsDN-710 and Ts2M500 gearboxes

0.3-1.6 mm
tooth thickness along the profile on the reduction gearboxes of three machines
2.4-3.9 %
current draw of the conveyor drives at no load, 16.9 → 16.5 and 102.3 → 98.3 A

Tooth thickness grew back across the gearboxes, cavities and scuffing disappeared, drive current fell

Repeated across the plant's shops on gearboxes treated without teardown

IE S012Plant commission reportseries of 3 acts Ukraine, 2012–2013

SE “KhMZ “FED”

Machine tools 16K20, TV-320, 3B151

0.02-0.05 mm
spindle radial run-out, 0.04-0.1 → 0.02-0.05 mm
0.05-0.1 mm
gearbox gear tooth thickness over the constant chord
7-13 %
drive power under load, 1.05-3.46 → 0.95-3.0 kW
2-6×
ovality of the control workpiece, 0.006-0.018 → 0.003 mm

Spindle run-out shrank, drives drew less power, ground parts came out rounder

Same result repeated on every lathe and grinder, treated without disassembly

IE S013Plant commission reportseries of 3 acts Ukraine, 2005–2007

Zaporizhzhia Iron Ore Plant

K-500 turbocompressor units

2.7-3.8 %
power consumption under load, 2334-2998 → 2248-2918 kW
2.2-3.8 %
stator current of the drive electric motor, 193-266 → 188-256 A
19-56 %
vibration displacement of bearing supports No. 1-9, all three units

Power draw and motor current fell on every machine, bearing supports ran quieter

One blower station, three units treated in turn without opening the machines

IE S014Plant commission reportseries of 3 acts Ukraine, 2003

Ukrzaliznytsia, Dnipropetrovsk depot

ChME3 body ball supports

0.04-0.07 mm
clearance to gauge on the treated supports, single maximum 0.65 mm
0.08-0.1 mm
clearance on the control support without XADO, 0.3-0.32 → 0.38-0.42 mm

Clearance to the gauge closed up on every treated support, while the untreated control one opened wider

Grease gun only, no disassembly and no locomotive withdrawn from service

IE S015Plant commission reportseries of 3 acts 2000

Mostransavto, Avtokolonna 1785

PAZ-3205 buses

5.8-61.4 %
compression by cylinder, 5.6-9.0 → 6.9-10.1 kgf/cm²
2.3-6.3×
CO content in the exhaust gases, 1.0-3.4 → 0.16-1.45 %

Compression rose in every cylinder, the spread between cylinders narrowed, exhaust CO fell

Repeated on line buses at three control checks, without engine teardown

IE S016Plant commission reportseries of 3 acts Ukraine, 2000

Zaporizhzhia Aluminium Plant, PJSC

Vehicle fleet: GAZEL, ZIL 130, MAZ

2.2-33.3 %
compression across the cylinders of both vehicles, 7.0-9.5 → 7.4-12.0 kgf/cm²; increase in 12 of 20 readings; the rest unchanged
compression rose in the most depressed cylinder of each vehicle

Compression rose on every treated engine, the weakest cylinders pulled up to the rest, oil pressure held

Working fleet vehicles treated through the oil, no teardown, same result on each

IE S017Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2013

SE “Elektrotyazhmash Plant”

Lathes 16A20 F3S32, 1K62D

11-20 %
idle current draw, 6.5 → 5.2 and 15.9 → 14.2 A
23-84 %
vibration displacement at the test points, 2.97-55.6 → 1.08-15.6 µm

Spindle runout and play decreased on both machines, idle current and vibration fell

Two lathes of the same shop floor, re-measured after months of production work

IE S018Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2002–2003

Odesa Railway, Odesa-Glavnaya depot

TRKP and EUK-160-1M generator drives

0.25-0.30 mm
tooth thickness at 2.24 mm depth, 3.70-3.90 → 4.00-4.10 mm
2.1-3.0×
service life of TRKP gearbox bearings, 6-7 → 14-18 months
1.8-2.6×
service life of cardan shaft splined joints, 7-8 → 18 months

Teeth grew a ceramic layer and stopped wearing, bearings and splined joints ran without failures

Both depot reports on the same gearboxes, re-checked after a year in service

IE S019Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2002

Dnipropetrovsk Locomotive Repair Plant

Lathes 16K2F3 and 1M63N

0.03 mm
ovality of the machined part, 0.04 → 0.01 and 0.03 → 0 mm
0.25-0.45 mm
gearbox gear tooth thickness, 3.3-4.85 → 3.75-5.15 mm
8-21 %
drive motor current, 7.0 → 5.5-5.6 A and 14.2 → 12.5-13.0 A

Both lathes held size more accurately, gear teeth thickened, drive current fell

Two machines of one shop, measured before and after the same run of work

IE S022Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2001

OJSC SevGOK, Kryvyi Rih

BelAZ 7512 and Caterpillar 789 gearboxes

4.2-4.5 %
tooth thickness, 16.70-16.85 → 17.40-17.60 mm
0.30-0.90 mm
bearing roller and axle bearing seat, 51.95 → 52.85 and 101.6 → 101.9 mm

Teeth and bearing seats gained metal, cavities and galling disappeared on both gearboxes

Marked parts re-measured after full-load work in the open pit, on trucks of both makers

IE S020Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2001

Zuevskaya TPP, Donbassenergo

Compressor 402VP4/220

16-19 %
absorber filling time 0-200 kgf/cm², 11:10-11:50 → 9:20-9:37 min:s
6.9-10 %
motor current at 200 kgf/cm², 145-150 → 135 A
17.9-24 %
air temperature at stage V, 117-125 → 95-96 °C

Absorbers filled faster, motor current dropped, stage V ran cooler on both compressors

Two compressors of one type, treated in service without disassembly

IE S025Plant commission report Ukraine, 2015

PJSC Ukrnafta, Kachanivka GPP

Gas-motor compressor 10GKNA

3.6-20.8 %
compression across cylinders, 12-14 → 14.2-15 bar
0.12-0.22 mm
control cylinder diameter, 355.14-355.29 → 355.01-355.10 mm
14-38 %
vibration displacement of block and frame, 20.5-88.1 → 9.3-67.4 µm

Cylinder wear was smoothed out, compression rose in every cylinder, block vibration dropped

The unit stayed in service: no shutdown, no teardown at the gas plant

IE S026Accredited laboratory Ukraine, 2014

Universalneftekhim Lab, VTII LLC

Truck and bus diesel engines

10.75 %
compression by cylinder, 18-29 → 26-31 bar
2.95 %
fuel consumption, highway cycle, 25.8 → 25.1 l/100 km
15.7 %
exhaust smoke opacity, 1.438 → 1.21 m⁻¹
0.04 mm
worn cylinder bore diameter, 128.12 → 128.08 mm

Compression evened out across cylinders, worn bores regained size, exhaust cleared up

Six vehicles in regular service, three years of repeat measurements

IE S027Plant commission report Ukraine, 2014

SE KhMZ FED

Metal-cutting machine tools

33-50 %
radial and axial runout of the spindle mounting seat
30 %
radial play of spindle bearings, 0.01-0.03 mm
25-47 %
surface roughness Ra of parts, 2.2-2.25 → 1.18-1.65 µm
8.2 %
current draw at cutting modes under load

Spindle assemblies tightened up, machined parts came out cleaner, the drive pulled less current

Treated in place, then measured again after a full service-life run

IE S028Plant commission report 2010

OAO Chernyansky Sugar Plant

VVM 2-150 pump drive gearbox

0.05-0.10 mm
wheel tooth thickness at the constant chord, 8.7-8.8 → 8.8-8.9 mm

Metal built back up on all the measured teeth, the gear mesh contact surfaces recovered

Treated in service, without disassembling the gearbox or stopping the pump

IE S031Plant commission report Ukraine, 2009

JSC “Kharkiv Yeast Plant”

Separator drive worm gear reduction gearbox

0.1-0.15 mm
worm wheel tooth thickness, 6.50-6.55 → 6.60-6.65 mm
9.9 %
electric motor power draw across phases, 50.1-52.3 → 44.9-47.4 kW
13.3 %
electric motor stator current across phases, 86.2-89.2 → 75.4-78.1 A

The worm wheel teeth gained metal, the scoring could no longer be felt, the drive drew less power

Reduction gearbox treated in live food production, without disassembly of the drive

IE S029Plant commission report Ukraine, 2009

SE "Prydniprovska Zaliznytsia"

ChME3 shunting locomotives

7.7-15.4 %
cylinder compression, ChME3 No. 2004, 26-30 → 30-32 kgf/cm²
7-12 %
daily fuel consumption, 1023-1055 → 899-960 kg per locomotive
16 %
compressor output, air system charging 36 → 31 s

Cylinders came up to one level, the engines burned less fuel, the brake compressors charged the air system faster

Two locomotives followed from overhaul through three rheostat test cycles

IE S030Plant commission report 2009

Dalnevostochnoe Locomotive Repair Depot

TEM2K locomotive No. 1084

15 %
oil clearance of engine connecting-rod bearing shells, 0.14-0.19 → 0.09-0.17 mm
0.2-0.3 mm
tooth thickness of wheel-motor block bull gears, 17.8 → 18.0-18.1 mm
6.7 %
KT-6 compressor output, fill time 30 → 28 s
3.8 %
engine oil pressure at controller notches, 2.5-4.8 → 2.7-5.0

Bearing clearances closed up, gear teeth regained metal, compressor filled faster and oil pressure rose

Units treated without teardown while the locomotive stayed in service

IE S033Plant commission report 2008

Perm Instrument Making Company (PNPPK)

16K20 lathe, No. 3011588

40 %
axial run-out of the bearing unit shaft, 0.05 → 0.03 mm

The bearing unit shaft steadied, scoring on the gear teeth disappeared, the machine ran quieter

A quarter-century-old lathe left in service, gearbox treated without replacement

IE S032Plant commission report 2008

UK EPK JSC

Ball bearing 60314

7.04×
Wz waviness of the outer ring raceway, 8.45 → 1.2 µm
1.8-2.2×
Ra roughness of the ring raceways, 0.1343-0.1474 → 0.0673-0.0745 µm
44 %
peak vibration acceleration of the bearing, 103 → 58 m/s²

Ring raceways became smoother, waviness fell, peak vibration acceleration dropped

Bearing with in-service damage, run in on a rig and disassembled for measurement

IE S034Plant commission report Azerbaijan, 2007

Baku Carriage Depot, Azerbaijan Railways

Passenger car No. 13585 reduction gear

2.4-4.2 %
tooth thickness at the mid and inner rim diameter
10,000 km
service run after treatment before the control check

Worn bevel gear teeth grew back, the gear drive stayed in the car and kept running

Added to the standard oil bath, no teardown, car kept on its scheduled route

IE S035Plant commission report 2005

OJSC Severstal, coke-chemical plant

Coke pusher No. 2, screw-nut gearbox

1.5×
nut service life: 3–4 months on the standard grease → 5 months 26 days with no replacement, no failure occurred
6.3×
grease consumption over 177 days: 12.6 kg of weekly top-ups (calculated at 0.5 kg per week) → 2 kg charged once

The nut outlasted its standard replacement interval, weekly grease top-ups stopped

Observed in a live coke pusher, without taking the machine out of service

IE S037Plant commission report Belarus, 2004

Grodno Glassworks

Compressor 2VM10-50/9

0.02-0.07 mm
crankshaft crankpin diameter, 179.89-179.96 → 179.93-179.99 mm
2 A
drive motor stator current, 27 → 25 A
41.7 %
oil pressure in the system, 1.2 → 1.7 atm

Crankpin diameters grew back at every point, oil pressure rose, the drive drew less current

Treated on the running machine, without taking the compressor out of service

IE S036Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2004

PPVKKh YuBK, Yalta water utility

TV-176/1.6 air blower unit

39-67 %
radial play of the blower bearings, 0.18-0.28 → 0.06-0.17 mm
2.7×
radial play of the electric motor bearing, 0.16 → 0.06 mm

Bearing play closed up in the blower and in its drive motor, in an oil bath and on grease alike

Bearings almost at the plant's replacement limit were left in service

IE S039University report Serbia, 2003

University of Belgrade, Eng. Faculty

YUGO Skala and LADA Niva

2-16.4 %
compression in all eight cylinders, 9-12.5 → 9.6-13.5 bar
9.3 %
fuel consumption in the urban cycle, 12.95 → 11.75 l/100 km
9.5 %
engine power at 4800 rpm, 31.5 → 34.5 kW
crankcase pressure, 15 → 5 mm H₂O

Compression rose in every cylinder, crankcase blow-by fell, the worn engines pulled better on the rollers

Engine bay sealed between measurements, cars driven in everyday service

IE S040Plant commission report Ukraine, 2002

AKAR LLC

6VAN-22 auxiliary diesel generators

20-33 %
compression pressure across cylinders, 27-31 → 35-40 kgf/cm²
22-44 %
iron in wear debris, 38-75 → 29.5-42 g/t
4.4×
cost of one hour of restored service life, 7.17 → 1.64 UAH/h

Compression came back across all cylinders, wear metals in the oil dropped, repair cost per hour fell

Two generators treated afloat, a third repaired the usual way as control

IE S044Plant commission report Ukraine, 2002

Palianitsa LLC, bakery

Bakery oven No. 1, conveyor bearings

0.01 mm
radial clearance in each of the two bearings, measured after 480 h of operation
2.9-3.6×
maintenance interval of the unit, 100-120 → 350-360 h
60 %
grease consumption, 100 → 40 % of the previous volume

Bearing clearance tightened, weekly flushing was dropped, grease consumption fell

Bearings kept running in baking heat and steam, without removal from the oven

IE S041Plant commission report Ukraine, 2002

Kharkiv Tractor Plant (KhTZ)

MI friction machine, disc-on-block

76-95 %
filling of the artificial groove, depth 0.2 → 0.009-0.048 mm
11×
friction coefficient of the steel–cast iron pair, 0.121 → 0.011
12-15×
roughness of the friction surface, Ra 1.2 → 0.08-0.1

The cut groove filled in, the friction surface smoothed out, the pair ran lighter than the control

A groove was cut into the disc on purpose, then the bench ran it against a control

IE S043Plant commission report Bulgaria, 2002

MAY OOD · Plovdiv Locomotive Depot

Traction gearbox, locomotive No. 44 099

0.34-0.58 mm
tooth thickness of the treated gear wheel, deviation from nominal 0.62-1.22 → 0.26-0.64 mm
0.30-0.32 mm
tooth thickness of the untreated gear wheel over the same 35,000 km, deviation 0.68-0.70 → 1.00 mm

Teeth of the treated wheel gained metal, the untreated wheel kept wearing over the same run

Control gearbox on the same locomotive, treated without teardown, in regular service

IE S045Plant commission report 2002

OJSC Vladkhleb holding

Rotary oven No. 1, SPP No. 3 bakery

2.1×
running time of the carriage bearing assembly, 380-400 → at least 850 h

The bearing assembly kept rotating freely, the grease did not coke, no replacement was needed

Compared with control ovens on the standard grease at the same running time

IE S046Plant commission report Azerbaijan, 2001

Baku Steel Company (BSC)

CONTI-1 (FLANDER) gearbox

0.3-0.6 mm
radial clearance in the mesh, 1.2-1.6 → 0.9-1.2 mm
0.05 mm
radial play of the shafts, 0.75 → 0.70 and 0.60 → 0.55 mm

Mesh clearances tightened, shaft play decreased, scoring and pits filled with a ceramic layer

Added through the oil filler port, gearbox neither opened nor taken out of service

IE S050Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

Dneprovagonrembud JSC

TRKP gearbox, serial No. 0935

6.7-15.4 %
gear wheel tooth thickness at constant chord on the worn points, 3.5-3.9 → 4.04-4.16 mm

Worn gear teeth built back up to the drawing nominal, play in the ball bearings went down

Gearbox pulled with teeth worn below tolerance, measured before and after by the shop

IE S049Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

PGT «KHIMPROM»

KhTK turbocompressor electric drive

16.7 %
no-load current draw, 120 → 100 A
30 %
electric drive coast-down time, 10 → 13 min

No-load current draw fell, the drive coasted down longer, rotational resistance in the supports dropped

Treated in place, without disassembly or taking the chlorine line out of service

IE S051Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

K. A. Rumyantsev Mine

Main fan No. 1, support rolling bearing

16-24 %
bearing radial clearance, 0.29-0.31 → 0.22-0.26 mm

The bearing tightened up, worn rolling surfaces smoothed out, noise and running heat dropped

Bearing treated in place; the baseline was taken by an outside commissioning firm

IE S048Plant commission report Kazakhstan, 2001

Papirus JV LLP

Paper machine, press roll

12-20×
radial run-out of the cages, 0.12-0.20 → 0.01 mm
50-57 %
axial run-out of the bearings, 2.0-3.5 → 1.0-1.5 mm

Cage run-out fell below tolerance, axial run-out of both bearings dropped, the bearings returned to service

Worn bearings of the press roll restored and put back without replacement

IE S047Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

Selkhozprodukt CJSC

MKM-1000 mill, grinding unit bearings

5-6×
bearing running time until failure, 500-600 → 3000 h
6 of 6
bearings in service with no failure, 3000 h of running time

The bearings outlasted the usual replacement interval, ran on without failure, set replacements were not required

Grease packed in at a scheduled replacement, maintenance routine left unchanged

IE S021Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

SE “Ukrvodput”

Marine diesels 6ChN 18/22, 4Ch 8.5/11

19.3-37.2 %
cylinder compression, 22.6-24.8 → 29.0-31.0 kgf/cm²
11.6 %
fuel consumption under load, 21.5 → 19.0 kg/h
21.4 %
oil pressure at 750 rpm, 2.8 → 3.4 kgf/cm²

Compression rose in every cylinder, fuel consumption under load fell, oil pressure came back up

Both vessel engines treated afloat, without disassembly or removal from service

IE S056Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000

Ilyich Mariupol Metallurgical Combine

Ts2-750 gearbox, AGNTs-2u line drive

0.12-0.72 mm
tooth thickness across all three gearbox stages over a month of operation

Tooth thickness grew on all three stages, scoring smoothed out, groove depth decreased

Compound added to the oil, gearbox neither disassembled nor removed from the drive

IE S052Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000

OJSC “YuGOK”, Kryvyi Rih

Compressors, gearboxes, bearings

0.9-1.6 mm
gearbox tooth thickness, wear before treatment at least 1.5 mm
37.5 %
radial clearance of the induced-draught fan bearings
8.3-29.2 %
current draw of the 305VP30/8 compressors
15 %
locomotive fuel consumption at idle

Scoring and pitting on the gear teeth disappeared, bearing clearances narrowed, current and fuel draw fell

Whole workshops treated during normal operation, without disassembling the mechanisms

IE S053Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000

STIROL Concern JSC

Pump drive gearboxes R-102-S, R-301-V

0.095-0.40 mm
tooth thickness across the four gears of each gearbox, R-102-S over 504 h and R-301-V over 336 h
31 of 32
measured teeth gained thickness, not a single one lost metal

Gear teeth gained metal, tooth thickness grew, the gearboxes stayed in service throughout

Both measurements taken on running gearboxes, without opening the pump drives

IE S054Accredited laboratory Ukraine, 2000

UkrNIIPIT, Ministry of Agrarian Policy

Driveshaft 31.12.25.1140.1455.13.13

0-0.04 mm
cross journal side surface wear, single grease pack, 502 h

Journal wear stayed minor, the shaft ran without failures, the final examination found it serviceable

Single grease pack versus periodic replenishment, control cross on the same shaft

IE S055Plant commission report 2000

Fili electric depot, Moscow Metro

EK4B-M compressor no. 16484

4.8 %
compressor current draw, 8.3 → 7.9 A
36 %
compressor output by reservoir charging time, 2 min 32 s → 1 min 52 s

Cylinder geometry was restored, current draw fell, the reservoir charged faster

Depot commission measured before and after, on the same duty mode

IE A001Plant commission reportseries of 4 acts Ukraine, 2003

Ukrzaliznytsia, Shevchenko depot

10D100 and 12VFE 17/24 diesels

13-72 %
cylinder compression, 25-28 → 27-31 and 18-20 → 31-35 kgf/cm²
14.5-25 %
fuel consumption at idle, 108 → 81 l/h on the D1 diesel train
8-17 dBA
noise level at maximum speed, 131 → 114 and 108 → 95 dBA

Compression rose in every measured cylinder, idle fuel burn fell, engines ran quieter

Two locomotive diesels, repeat checks at scheduled repairs over a year of service

IE A002Plant commission reportseries of 3 acts Ukraine, 2009

Kharkiv Yeast Plant JSC

Screw air compressors 05-K

12-18 %
vibration level at the rotor bearing assemblies and the base supports

Vibration at the rotor bearings and base supports fell on all machines, the compressors stayed in service

The same result repeated on every compressor of the station, none of them opened

IE A003Plant commission reportseries of 3 acts Ukraine, 2004

JSC “JV Rosava”

DV 1792 forklift truck, T0480KKh

7.7-37.5 %
engine compression by cylinder, 16-19.5 → 21-22 kgf/cm²
9.5 %
fuel consumption at idle, 95 → 105 s per measuring vessel
10 mm
boom settling under the test load in 5 min, 30 → 20 mm
0.2 kgf/cm²
transmission oil pressure in all modes, 0.5 → 0.7 kgf/cm²

Cylinders came to a common compression level, idle fuel draw fell, the boom held its load better

Engine, transmission and boom hydraulics of one machine treated in a single cycle

IE A004Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2013

SE UkrNTC "Energostal"

GAZ-52 and D-245 engines

2-13 %
compression by cylinder of the petrol GAZ-52, 7.1-9.6 → 8.5-9.8 kgf/cm² (single maximum 32 %)
2-6 %
compression by cylinder of the D-245 diesel, 20.8-24.8 → 21.5-26.1 kgf/cm²

Compression rose on both engines, petrol and diesel alike, and evened out across the cylinders

Two machines of one plant fleet, in ordinary service and without teardown

Original acts with seals (2)
IE A005Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2011

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih

K-500 turbocompressors

2.8-3.1 %
power drawn by the drive under load, 2578-2692 → 2506-2609 kW
13-73 %
vibration displacement of the bearing supports, at the defective gearbox support 1648 → 136.5 µm

Gearbox vibration fell on both machines, the drive drew less power at the same output, discharge air ran cooler

Two units of one section treated on the run, without dismantling the gearboxes

IE A006Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2007

Tomakovskiy Expanded Clay Gravel Plant

Gravel mixing bowl drive gearboxes

0.1-0.5 mm
tooth thickness over the constant chord on all four gear rims of both gearboxes
20.5 %
no-load current draw, bowl drive No. 1, 44.0 → 35.0 A
26-80 %
vibration displacement at the shaft bearing supports, 32-197 → 6-54 µm

Gear teeth gained metal on both drives, no-load current fell, bearing support vibration dropped

Both bowl drives of one line, treated in service without disassembly

IE A007Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2006

TETs-3 CJSC, Kharkiv

Exhauster D5B and fan VGD 5B

8.6-12.5 %
motor current, 20 → 17.5 A and 155-160 → 141.6-144 A
7-46 %
vibration velocity of bearing supports, 1.01-7.66 → 0.78-2.73 mm/s

Bearing supports came out of the high-vibration zone, drive current fell on both draught machines

Two draught machines of one boiler-turbine shop, treated without dismantling

IE A008Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2005

DONETSK - VTORMA LLC

Dryer group gearboxes No. 5 and No. 6

0.05-0.15 mm
tooth thickness of the gear drives of both gearboxes
4.5-9 %
drive power consumption at no load, 1.12 → 1.07 and 1.56 → 1.42 kW
16-35 %
vibration velocity at the bearing housings, 2.8-7.5 → 2.3-6.2 mm/s

Teeth thickened on both gearboxes, no-load power draw fell, bearing housing vibration dropped

The same effect recurred on two gearboxes, both treated without disassembly

IE A009Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts 2004–2005

Severstal OJSC, Coke Chemical Prod.

Compressor EK-7V

19-32 %
compressor output, receiver filling time 10 min 23 s and 11 min 34 s → 8 min 45 s

The receiver filled faster after both treatments, the scheduled repair was not carried out

The shop treated the same compressor twice and got the same filling time

IE A010Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2004

UNIPAK LLC

FIAC and LB-30 piston compressors

9-25.5 %
output at working load; receiver fill 256 → 204 s and 100 → 91 s

Receiver filled faster on both compressors, output under working load rose without disassembly

The same gain repeated on compressors of different makes in one plant

IE A011Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts 2003

Seid-Transavto LLC

UAZ-3962 and VAZ-21093 petrol engines

compression evened out across the cylinders
25-65.3 %
compression per cylinder, 4.9-5.4 → 8.1-8.2 on the UAZ and 8-10 → 12-12.5 on the VAZ

Compression rose in every cylinder of both engines, the weakest cylinders recovered, the engines evened out

Both fleet vehicles responded the same way, treated without engine teardown

Original acts with seals (2)
IE A012Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts 2002

ATP Khabarovskenergo JSC

Engines of two SUVs

6.9-16.7 %
compression by cylinder, MITSUBISHI CHALLENGER, 12.0-12.5 → 14.0-14.5 kgf/cm²
6.9-16.7 %
compression by cylinder, TOYOTA LAND CRUISER, 35.0-36.0 → 38.5-39.0 kgf/cm²

Compression rose on every cylinder measured, the gain repeated on the second engine and held in service

Same job on two fleet SUVs, re-measured after a control run in normal service

IE A013Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts 2002

MUPP "Ekspress", Stavropol

GAZ 31029 and IKARUS-263 engines

compression evened out across the cylinders
2.9-66.7 %
compression across the cylinders, GAZ 31029 6.6 → 7.2 · IKARUS-263 17.0 → 24.5 kgf/cm²

Compression rose in every cylinder of both engines, the spread between cylinders narrowed

Car and bus of one fleet, engines neither removed nor dismantled

IE A015Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts 2001

KhMPATP No. 3, Khabarovsk

Ikarus 280 and LiAZ 677 buses

8.3-40 %
compression by cylinder, Ikarus 280, 25-27 → 28-30 kgf/cm²; gain in 13 of 14 measurements; the rest unchanged
8.3-40 %
compression by cylinder, LiAZ 677, 5.0-6.0 → 6.0-7.0 kgf/cm²; gain in 13 of 14 measurements; the rest unchanged

Compression rose on both engines, the weakest cylinders caught up with the strongest, buses stayed in service

Both buses treated on the same day and measured after ordinary city route runs

Original acts with seals (2)
IE A014Signed test protocolseries of 2 acts 2001

OAO Tatneftegazstroi, SMU-46

KamAZ truck engines

compression evened out across the cylinders
9.1-20.6 %
compression by cylinder on both trucks, 22.2-26.6 → 25.9-30.0

Compression rose in every cylinder on both trucks, the spread between cylinders narrowed

The same result repeated on two trucks of one fleet, after regular haulage service

Original acts with seals (2)
IE A016Signed test protocolseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2001

Ukrelektromash JSC

KAMAZ and MAZ truck engines

75-82 s
engine running time on a 500 g fuel dose, 6 min 10 s – 6 min 30 s → 7 min 25 s – 7 min 52 s

The engines ran longer on the same measured fuel dose, hourly consumption at the test mode fell

Repeated on two trucks of different makes, treated in a single cycle

Original acts with seals (2)
IE A017Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2000

JSC IuGOK, Kryvyi Rih

305 VP 30/8 piston compressors

25.6-25.9 %
pressure build-up time, 3:43 → 2:46 and 4:15 → 3:09 min:s
8.3-22.6 %
current draw, 180 → 165 and 155 → 120 A

Pressure build-up got faster on both machines, current draw fell in the same operating modes

Both sinter-shop compressors treated assembled, without taking them out of service

IE A018Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 1999–2000

Zaporizhzhia NPP

2VM4-27/9 compressors

16 %
output of compressor OUS30D01, filling of 20 m³ from 4 min 39 s → 4 min
19-40 %
oil temperature in the crank mechanism system, 80 → 48-65 °C

Compressor output was restored to rated values, friction points ran cooler, oil pressure stabilized

Trial on one unit, then the plant treated both compressor sections

IE A025Plant commission report Ukraine, 2013

SE UkrSTC “Energostal”, pilot plant

Renault 19, C3J engine

35.4 %
compression in cylinder 4, 6.5 → 8.8 kgf/cm²

Compression in the weakest cylinder rose and held, pressure built up faster, plug oiling eased

High-mileage engine treated without disassembly, re-checked after normal service

IE A026Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2013

Zaporozhstal OJSC

16K20 screw-cutting lathe

0.05-0.15 mm
gearbox tooth thickness, 5.8 → 5.9 and 6.0 → 6.15 mm
7.6 %
power draw under load, 3.48-3.74 → 3.2-3.45 kW
59-89 %
vibration velocity at control points, 1.23-1.71 → 0.10-0.70 mm/s
3.3-3.8×
roughness of the turned surface Ra, 7.98 → 2.1-2.4 µm

Spindle bearing play tightened, gear teeth gained metal, vibration and power draw fell

Lubrication system treated without stopping the machine or opening its units

IE A024Plant commission report Ukraine, 2013

Transservice LLC

MAN TGA truck, MAN D 2866 diesel

compression evened out across the cylinders
2.5 atm
compression across the cylinders, 28-29 → 31 atm

Compression rose in every cylinder and evened out, the cylinder-piston group regained its tightness

Treated without teardown; the truck stayed in regular service between measurements

IE A023Plant commission report Ukraine, 2013

PJSC Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Works

ZiL-131 truck, reg. no. AN 9719 VS

compression evened out across the cylinders
0.2 bar
compression in the weakest cylinder, 8.0 → 8.2 bar; the other cylinders changed within 0.5 bar

Compression evened out across the cylinders, thermal clearances were optimized without a teardown

Treated during a routine oil change, no engine teardown, remeasured months later

IE A028Plant commission report Ukraine, 2012

ChAAP "Promin"

KAMAZ 5320 diesel engine

3.9-8.3 %
compression across the cylinders, 28.7-30.5 → 31.0-32.5 kgf/cm²
8 %
fuel consumption at idle, 100 ml of fuel in 2 min 20 s → 2 min 33 s

Compression rose in every measured cylinder, the engine burned less fuel at idle

Truck stayed in service: no teardown, control run after the full treatment cycle

IE A029Plant commission report Ukraine, 2012

PTP Pavlogradpogruztrans

Locomotive TEM2 No. 2941, PDG-1 diesel

25-36 %
compression of the worn cylinders, controller position 5, 22-24 → 30 kgf/cm²
35 %
monthly oil burn-off in normal service, 200 liters per month
50-95 %
maximum combustion pressure, cylinders 1, 2 and 6, controller position 5, 22-24 → 36-43 kgf/cm²

The idle cylinders started pulling again, cylinder-to-cylinder spread narrowed, oil burn-off dropped

A locomotive engine of the mid-1970s brought back without teardown

IE A027Signed test protocol 2012

Perm Motor Plant

RT-2000 CNC lathe

spindle bearing runout at the end of the work shift, 0.06 → 0.015 mm

Spindle bearing runout dropped sharply, knocking and seizing stopped, the bearing was not replaced.

Treated without dismantling the spindle unit, the machine returned to the production shop

IE A030Plant commission report 2011

FSBI «Motor Transport Depot»

Hyundai AeroExpress buses, 2 units

compression evened out across the cylinders
1.5 kgf/cm²
average compression across all cylinders, D6CA engines

Compression rose across the cylinders, the weakest cylinders gained the most, readings evened out

Treated in scheduled service, the engines were never taken apart

IE A031Plant commission report 2011

OJSC Stoylensky GOK

Air compressor 4VM10-100/9

3.0 %
power consumption in unloaded mode, 467.12 → 455.11 kW
26-37 %
vibration displacement on housing and base, 9.0-83.3 → 6.4-64.2 µm

Power draw at idle fell, vibration on housing and base dropped at most control points

Oil system treated on the running compressor, without taking the unit out of service

IE A034Plant commission report 2009

JSC «Rzhevsky Sakharnik»

TEM 15 shunting locomotive No. 166

7-17 %
diesel cylinder compression, 560 rpm, 23-29 → 26-30 kgf/cm²
12.9 %
KT-6 compressor output when charging 7-8 kgf/cm², 35 → 31 s
55-69 %
vibration velocity at engine and compressor points, 3.2-6.3 → 1.1-3.1 mm/s

Compression evened out across cylinders, the compressor charged faster, engine and compressor vibration fell

Shunting locomotive stayed in service, measured before and after a full treatment cycle

IE A033Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2009

PP «Dyvany-Mebli»

ECOAIR D40 screw air compressor

10 %
compressor output, charge-up to 6.5-8 atm, 55 → 50 s
25 %
oil temperature in the system, 80 → 60 °C

Oil temperature dropped, thermal overload protection stopped tripping, air charge-up got faster

Treated in service, without disassembly or taking the compressor out of operation

IE A035Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2009

ZAZ JSC

Drive shafts, ZAZ-1102 and ZAZ-1103

20-25 %
wear of joint parts, grease Sh2 relative to Sh1
8 of 8 joints
circumferential backlash increase 14-34 arcmin against the control 15-35

The shafts stayed serviceable, the seals held, grease Sh2 prevented fretting corrosion

Bench durability programme at the carmaker's own test centre, XADO grease vs OEM

IE A038Plant commission report 2008

Khabarovsk TETs-1

PND 100/250 metering pump gearbox

8.6 %
current drawn by the electric drive, 3.5 → 3.2 A

Gearbox vibration dropped at the control points, the electric drive drew less current

Single addition to the oil bath, no disassembly and no outage of the boiler unit

IE A036Plant commission report 2008

Gavrilenko V.D. Farm Enterprise

MTZ-82 tractor, D-240 engine

compression evened out across the cylinders
12.5-24 %
compression across the cylinders, 25-28 → 31-32 kgf/cm²
15.4 %
fuel consumption at idle, 1.88 → 1.59 l/h
oil consumption, 2.2 → 0.3 l over 6 h of heavy work

Compression rose and evened out across the cylinders, fuel and oil consumption fell

Farm service: treated without dismantling or taking the tractor out of work

IE A037Plant commission report 2008

OAO MIR, Promzheldortrans

TGM6A shunting locomotive No. 2059

4-21 %
compression across the cylinders at 360 rpm, 19-25 → 21-27 kgf/cm²
20-47 %
vibration velocity of the engine block, 2.91-8.29 → 1.56-6.81 mm/s
33-40 %
oil pressure in the lubrication system, 1.8-3.6 → 2.4-4.9 kgf/cm²

Compression evened out across the cylinders, the block ran quieter, oil pressure recovered

Engine built in 1985, treated in service without teardown or removal from traffic

IE A040Plant commission report 2007

Lori-Evrotrans

PAZ 33205 bus, reg. no. AA721

2.4-5.9 %
compression by cylinder, 8.5 → 9.0 kgf/cm²; gain in 3 of 4 measurements; the rest unchanged

Cylinder sealing improved, compression rose on most cylinders, the bus stayed on its routes

Treated through the oil system, with no teardown and no vehicle downtime

IE A039Plant commission report 2007

OJSC «Spetsdormekhanizatsiya No. 2»

ZIL 130, ZIL 43331, KAMAZ engines

compression evened out across the cylinders
0.7-27.8 %
average compression of the ZIL petrol engines, 6.8-7.2 → 7.5-9.2 kgf/cm²
2.1×
exhaust smoke opacity of the KAMAZ under free acceleration, 25 → 12
14-30 %
oil pressure in the ZIL lubrication system, 1.0-3.6 → 1.3-4.1 kgf/cm²

Compression evened out across cylinders, oil pressure rose, smoke opacity came within the limits

Fleet trucks stayed in service, engines were not disassembled

IE A041Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2007

UKROLIIA LLC

Booster press gearbox

0.2-0.5 mm
tooth thickness of stage I and II gear drives, 4.0-6.9 → 4.3-7.2 mm
10 %
electric motor power consumption at no load
57-68 %
gearbox housing vibration velocity, 6.45-14.2 → 2.14-5.44 mm/s

Gear teeth built back up, housing vibration dropped, the drive began to draw less power

Gearbox left in service with the second-stage wheel worn beyond its limit

IE A042Plant commission report Ukraine, 2006

Gorlovskiy Machine-Building Plant

Air compressor 4M10-120/9

6 %
power draw under load, 648.0 → 609.0 kW
2.4 %
stator current of the electric motor, 62.0 → 60.5 A
52-79 %
vibration velocity at the measurement points, 2.05-7.38 → 0.684-3.55 mm/s

Power draw fell at the same duty, vibration dropped at every point, the unit ran quieter and cooler

Compressor treated after a major overhaul, without taking it out of service

IE A043Plant commission report 2006

JSC MZKRS — Moscow Jig Boring Machine Plant

Jones-Shipman cylindrical grinder

12 dB
gearbox noise level, 75 → 63 dB

Gearbox noise dropped, the unit stayed assembled and the machine kept running in the shop

Gel added to the lubrication system, no disassembly and no downtime

IE A047Plant commission report 2005

Gaztekhservis LLC

GAZ-3221 Gazelle route minibus

33 %
compression across cylinders, 8.0-9.2 → 10.5-11.5 atm
compression evened out across cylinders

Cylinder sealing was restored, compression evened out, spark plugs returned to normal colour

Route minibus treated in service, without engine teardown

IE A046Plant commission report 2005

Barnaulsky Instrument JSC

K-3 compressor unit

31.8 %
current draw of the compressor head, 22 → 15 A
2.2×
head output by receiver fill time, 4:50 → 2:15 min:s

Current draw fell, the head filled the receiver faster and outperformed the repaired control head

Treated in regular service without disassembly, beside an untreated control head

IE A045Plant commission report Ukraine, 2005

Zmiivska TPP, turbine shop

NTS-7G district heating pump

11.6 %
motor current draw under load, 25.8 → 22.8 A
23-66 %
vibration acceleration of pump and motor bearing housings, 12.9-224 → 9.05-56.9 m/s²

The motor drew less current, bearing housings quietened down, the pump kept running without teardown

Readings taken on running turbine shop equipment, bearing units never opened

IE A044Plant commission report Ukraine, 2005

Zmiev TPP, Centrenergo OJSC

Flushing pump SN-3, 3V 200/2

7.5 %
current draw of the electric motor under load, 300 → 276-278 A
4-21 %
vibration displacement of the pump and motor bearing housings, 4.4-61 → 4.3-47 µm

The motor drew less current under load, bearing housing vibration dropped, the pump ran without complaints

Turbine and electrical shops measured the unit before and after round-the-clock service

IE A050Plant commission report Ukraine, 2004

Rosava JV JSC

K-250 turbocompressor No. 6

5.3 %
power consumed by the motor at no load, 743.04 → 703.4 kW
27-56 %
vibration displacement of the bearing supports, 0.5-1.9 → 0.05-1.6 µm

The motor drew less power at no load, vibration of the bearing supports fell

Treated in service: the compressor was neither stopped nor opened for repair

Plant commission report Bulgaria, 2004

Brilyant AD

Vacuum pump electric motor

10.48 %
motor current draw, 28-30 → 25-27 A
on the untreated units the current did not change over the same 20 days

Current draw fell on all three supply phases, on the untreated units it stayed unchanged

Untreated units of the same plant were measured alongside as a control group

IE A053Plant commission report Bulgaria, 2004

MTA Company, Plovdiv

VERMUT internal grinding machine

2 bar
oil pressure in the machine hydraulic system, 17 → 19 bar

Carriage feed evened out, oil leaks and knocking stopped, monthly valve overhauls ended

The hydraulic control valves had to be opened up every month before treatment

IE A049Signed test protocol Bulgaria, 2004

Mini Maritsa-Iztok, Troyanovo-3 mine

Bevel gearbox KA218-1000 kW

0.20 mm
gear wheel tooth thickness, 12.50-19.00 → 12.70-19.20 mm
30.8 %
backlash of the drum bearing, 0.65 → 0.45 mm
8.3 %
gearbox drive current at no load, 36 → 33 A

Metal grew back on the pitted teeth, bearing clearance narrowed, motor load dropped

The most worn gearbox of the station, treated without dismantling

Signed test protocol Bulgaria, 2004

ZhP Traktsia depot, BERL, FINTEHMASH

Gear drives and KV-25 compressor

0.1-0.3 mm
tooth thickness gain of the traction motor reduction gear over 45 132 km of mileage
48 %
receiver filling time up to 6 atm, 2 min 28 s → 1 min 17 s

Treated gear teeth gained metal, control ones kept wearing, the compressor filled the receiver faster

An untreated control unit ran alongside the treated one through the whole period

IE A052Plant commission report 2004

OJSC Khlebokombinat-2

Musson-rotor super rotary oven

3.75×
service interval of the bearing unit, 200 → 750 h

The grease stopped coking, the oven no longer stood idle for regreasing, the bearing unit stayed serviceable

High-temperature bearing unit inspected twice on a single grease pack

IE A051Plant commission report Belarus, 2004

RUE «PA «Belaruskali»

Compressor 2VM10-50/8

1 A
drive stator current, 16 → 15 A
12 °C
stage I temperature, 149 → 137 °C
10.3 %
oil pressure in the system, 3.9 → 4.3 atm

Drive current and first-stage temperature fell, oil pressure in the lubrication system rose

Treated in regular operation, without taking the compressor out for disassembly

IE A048Plant commission report Georgia, 2004

Tbilisi Locomotive Depot

ChME-3 locomotive HPFP

58-131 %
delivery of worn HPFP elements, 60-118 → 95-232 ml

Delivery of the worn plunger pairs recovered, the pump was neither removed nor disassembled

Gel added to the fuel tank of a locomotive kept in regular service

IE A058Plant commission report Ukraine, 2003

KGGMK “Krivorozhstal”

Turbocompressor K-500

6.1 %
electric motor power draw at idle, 2682.5 → 2518.0 kWh
4.8 %
stator current of the electric motor at idle, 250 → 238 A

Idle power draw fell, stator current dropped, the effect held at the repeat check

Treated under normal operating duty, without shutdown or disassembly of the unit

IE A055Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2003

Kharkov – Lift 4

Lift worm gearbox

22.2 %
worm backlash in mesh, 36° → 28°

Backlash in the worm mesh tightened, pitting and cavities cleared, the gearbox ran quieter

Fully worn bronze gear pair kept in service, repaired without taking the lift down

IE A060Plant commission report 2003

OJSC "Pribor", compressor shop

Reciprocating compressors 2VM-10-63/9, VP3-20/9

22 %
output of VP3-20/9, receiver fill 11 → 9 s
9.5 %
output of 2VM-10-63/9, fill 6 min 45 s → 6 min 10 s
38.5 %
oil pressure of VP3-20/9, 2.6 → 3.6 on shop instrument
30 %
oil pressure of 2VM-10-63/9, 3 → 3.9 on shop instrument

Receiver fill time dropped, oil pressure rose, current draw stayed put

Compound added during regular shop operation, no teardown, no downtime

IE A057Plant commission report 2003

SEID-Transavto LLC

KamAZ-55111A dump truck

2.5×
engine oil pressure, 2.2 → 5.5 kgf/cm²

Oil pressure rose, engine vibration fell, roller chipping on the hub bearings was eliminated

A dump truck kept in daily service: units treated without disassembly

IE A056Signed test protocol 2003

SPK Murman fishing collective farm

VAZ-21310 passenger car

compression evened out across the cylinders
16.4 %
compression across the cylinders, 9-10 → 11-11.5

Compression evened out across the cylinders, the worn cylinder regained sealing, engine ran smoother

Engine and driveline treated without disassembly, car kept in regular service

IE A059Signed test protocol 2003

Stoilensky GOK

KT-6 locomotive compressors

6-25 %
cylinder wall hardness, 269-278 → 292-347 HB
18.4 %
compressor current draw, 19 → 15.5 A

Cylinder walls hardened, current draw on the bench fell, oil carry-over into the air lines stopped

Treated on the locomotive during scheduled breaks, without removal or disassembly

IE A062Plant commission report Bulgaria, 2003

BDZh EAD, Sofia (Plovdiv division)

Air compressor, locomotive 45-185

33 %
time to charge the air system from 7 to 8 atm, 37 → 25 s
6.1-12.7 %
compressor motor current, 80-118 → 74-103 A

The air system charged faster, motor current fell at start-up, under load and before shutdown

Treated during a lifting overhaul, re-measured after the locomotive returned to duty

Signed test protocol Bulgaria, 2003

ZhP Traktsia Lokomotivi, BDZ EAD

EL 44 electric locomotive No. 075.0

0.47 mm
small gear tooth thickness, average; deviation from nominal 0.50-0.57 → 0.00-0.03 mm
0.20 mm
large gear tooth thickness, average; deviation from nominal 0.70-1.11 → 0.60-0.95 mm
0.20 mm
small gear of the untreated gearbox over the same 63 314 km, deviation 0.25-0.32 → 0.40-0.55 mm

Gear teeth of the treated gearbox regained thickness, the untreated one kept wearing

One locomotive, two gearboxes: one treated, the second left as the control

IE A054University report Slovakia, 2003

Slovak Univ. of Technology, Bratislava

AVIA 712.18.1 diesel engine

3.5-5.4 %
compression of the lagging cylinders, 28-28.5 → 29.5 bar against 30 bar on the sound ones
1.2-5.1 %
exhaust gas temperature, 571-665 → 542-646 °C, all nine speed points

The lagging cylinders caught up with the sound ones, exhaust gas ran cooler across the whole speed curve

University test bed, van engine treated without disassembly at idle

IE A063Plant commission report Georgia, 2003

Tbilisi Locomotive Depot

KT-6 compressor No. 976178

40 %
output, build-up to 7-8 atm (g), 14 → 10 s
17 %
output, build-up to 1-6 atm (g), 55 → 47 s
37 %
oil pressure on the warmed-up compressor, 3.5 → 4.8 atm (g)

Air build-up became faster, oil pressure in the lubrication system rose and held after the run

Treated on the depot test bench, control disassembly after a run in service

IE A061Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2003

JSC Krym

PB-28 piston compressor

12.5 %
compressor discharge pressure, 4.0 → 4.5 atm

Discharge pressure rose, running noise dropped, oil loss stopped

The customer then started the treated compressor with no oil in the system

IE A074Plant commission report Kazakhstan, 2002

Almaty Railcar Repair Plant

16D25 screw-cutting lathes

3.0-3.7 %
current draw at 380 V, 3.3-5.0 → 3.2-4.85 A
50-86 %
vibration velocity on the carriage apron, 1.6-5.7 → 0.8-1.8 mm/s
6.5-11 %
hydraulic oil temperature, 42-46 → 38-43 °C

The lathes ran more evenly, the drives drew less current, the hydraulic oil ran cooler

Lathes in service since 1989, treated without taking the units apart

IE A083Plant commission report Belarus, 2002

GPRUP "GPO Azot"

Reducer R-102S, Urea-3 shop

5.2 %
reducer current draw, 230 → 218 A

Current draw fell at the same load, a mirror layer formed on the teeth, bearing clearance tightened

Treated in service, with no shutdown; housing opened and inspected afterwards

IE A072Plant commission report 2002

JSC “Avtokolonna No. 1118”

Ikarus-280 bus, reg. No. M 987 VV 51

fuel consumption from waybills, overrun of 106 l/month → savings

Fuel overrun on the route gave way to savings, the worn injection pump stayed in service

Worn injection pump left on a scheduled-service bus and treated without removal

IE A073Plant commission report 2002

JSC Avtokolonna No. 1118

Volvo B10M60 bus

20 %
power at operating temperature, 80 → 96 kW

Power at operating temperature rose, the engine was treated without teardown or downtime

Treated in place on the bus, kept in city service between the measurements

IE A064Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2002

Dnepropetrovsk Tube Rolling Plant

Ural-2M herringbone gearbox

0.4-0.6 mm
tooth thickness of stage 2 gear and pinion, on average over 526 h of operation
12.5 %
drive motor current under load, 440 → 385 A

Worn teeth regained metal, the working surface smoothed out, drive motor current draw fell

Untreated stage of the same gearbox served as the control group

IE A066Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2002

Dneproshina OJSC

MChT-125 machine gearbox

0.05-0.15 mm
tooth thickness on the gears of both stages, 5.1-9.7 → 5.2-9.8 mm
20-30 %
radial clearance of the bearing supports, 0.10-1.15 → 0.08-0.90 mm
3.95 %
working backlash in the mesh, 1.77 → 1.70 mm

Metal was added on the teeth of both stages, clearances in the supports and in the mesh tightened

Worn-out gearbox left in service, measured before and at the end of the cycle

IE A077Plant commission report 2002

JSC Elektroagregat

1336 M turret lathes

3-4 dBA
gearbox noise level, 85-88 → 82-84 dBA

Gearbox noise dropped on both lathes, the drop held across the octave spectrum

Compounds added without disassembling the gearboxes, machines stayed in operation

IE A080Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2002

Gidroprivod JSC

Screw-cutting lathe 1K62

0.2-0.4 mm
tooth thickness over the constant chord, 2.85-6.1 → 3.25-6.3 mm
43 %
spindle radial runout, 0.07 → 0.04 mm
33 %
headstock vibration at 165 rpm, 5.4 → 3.6 mm/s
80 %
taper of the turned surface over 100 mm, 0.05 → 0.01 mm

Metal built up on the headstock gear teeth, spindle clearances tightened, the lathe ran quieter

Lathe of 1958 treated in place, without teardown or removal from the shop floor

IE A076Plant commission report Kazakhstan, 2002

Isker JSC

VPZ 20/9 UKhLCh compressor

20 %
K-19 oil consumption per shift, 250 → 200 g
28.6 %
motor rotor coast-down, 3.5 → 4.5 s
5-7 °C
stage and crankcase temperature, 45-85 → 40-78 °C
10 dB
ultrasonic noise at the crankcase, 20 → 10 dB

Noise and heat at the stages fell, the motor spun down freer, the knocking disappeared

Treated in place, without disassembly, with the unit kept in regular service

IE A075Plant commission report Kazakhstan, 2002

Kazzinc JSC, Tishinsky mine

Rotary gearbox LPS-ZU No. 16

0 new chips
chips on the rotor shaft splines and the housing rim teeth, 13 → 13 over 850 m of drilling
0.10 mm
largest loss of tooth thickness over 850 m of drilling, 3.00 → 2.90 mm

No new chipping appeared on the splines and rims, the units were found fit for further operation

Unit submitted for major overhaul was left in service and stripped down for inspection

IE A065Plant commission report 2002

Kaustik JSC

Heat-carrier pump R-171-15

24-41 %
vibration velocity in the pump and motor bearings, 1.93-3.83 → 1.26-2.72 mm/s

Vibration in the pump and motor bearings fell, the bearing units stayed in service

Treated with the pump running: no teardown, no shutdown of the unit

IE A078Plant commission report Kazakhstan, 2002

Kazzinc JSC

4VM 10-120/9 compressor, no. 1700

14.3 %
drive rotor current under load, 210 → 180 A
0.2 kgf/cm²
oil pressure in the running gear, 4.0 → 4.2 kgf/cm²

The drive drew less rotor current under the same load, oil pressure in the running gear rose

Treated without disassembly, on the running machine, then kept in normal service

IE A084Plant commission report Belarus, 2002

RUP Grodnoenergo, Lida Heating Networks

Network pumps and TP-35 boiler ID fan

10-30 %
bearing vibration of the pumps and the boiler ID fan

Bearing vibration on the pumps and the ID fan fell, motor noise dropped, the machines stayed in service

Treated in service; the same parameters measured again after run-in hours

IE A067Plant commission report Ukraine, 2002

VOK PTM Vinnytsiateplokomunenergo

Heat-supply units, 380 V drives

3.07 %
phase current of the 90 kW units, 130 → 126 A

Phase current fell, running noise dropped, the interval between bearing services was extended

Enterprise-approved calculation: currents measured before and after treatment

IE A085Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2002

UMG Lvivtransgaz

Gas-engine compressor 10 GKNA No. 4

5-7 %
cylinder-piston group wear over 1831 engine-hours after treatment

Cylinder-piston group wear stayed low after the run, inspection and repair at the next service were waived

Measured after the compressor ran on without an overhaul of the power end

IE A071Plant commission report 2002

M-Stroy JSC

VAZ-21093, engine 21083

2-2.5
compression in all four cylinders, 9.5-10 → 11.5-12.5
3810 km
mileage between treatment and follow-up measurement

Compression rose in every cylinder, noise and vibration dropped, throttle response improved

Treated without disassembly on a car in routine service, re-measured later

IE A081Signed test protocol 2002

ORTES LLC, Krasnodar

DG-99 diesel No. 38

0.03-0.11 mm
3rd crankpin diameter, 249.86-249.94 → 249.94-249.98 mm (factory size 249.98 mm)

Crankshaft journals gained metal back toward factory size, corrosion marks smoothed out, shaft turned freely

Treated at a remote drilling rig without teardown, during normal operation

Plant commission report Bulgaria, 2002

ZMM Metalik AD

Drilling machine PK 045A

9 dB
gearbox noise level, 77.3-80.5 → 68-74 dB

Gear trains ran in, gearbox noise fell at every spindle speed step

Added to the oil of the running gearbox, machine never taken out of service

IE A068Plant commission report Bulgaria, 2002

Elektrorazpredelenie EAD, Plovdiv

UAZ-69 light vehicle

8 %
compression across the cylinders, 7.5-8.0 → 8.0-9.0 atm
43-50 %
exhaust toxicity, CO 6.58 → 3.75 % and CH 375 → 187 ppm

Compression rose in all four cylinders, the exhaust ran cleaner, the gears shifted more easily

Exhaust gas measured by an outside auto service; engine and gearbox never opened

IE A082Plant commission report Bulgaria, 2002

KRISTAL AD, Plovdiv

Waffle oven No. 4, E-30

mould support rollers, up to 60 % without motion → all moving
16.7 %
current draw of the conveyor drive, 3 → 2.5 A
greasing of friction units, every shift → 39 days with no greasing

Seized rollers began to move again, the drive current fell, shift greasing was dropped

Oven mechanisms at about 250 °C and high humidity, left without greasing

IE A070Signed test protocol 2002

Medical institutions motor depot

IZh-2715 vehicle engine

1.125 kgf/cm²
compression cylinder by cylinder, 10-12 → 12-12.5 kgf/cm²
32 %
running time on 200 ml of petrol at idle, 11 min 20 s → 15 min
25 %
HC in the exhaust gas at idle, 590 → 450 ppm
0.06 mm
cylinder diameter at the upper plane, at the lower one — 0.03 mm

Compression evened out across the cylinders, cylinder bores tightened up, the exhaust ran cleaner

A ten-year-old engine kept in service, no teardown, measured again after months of work

IE A069Signed test protocol 2002

OJSC Stavropolproektstroy

KAMAZ-5511 truck, reg. No. s832sr26

0.04-0.07 mm
bore of cylinder No. 8, 120.00-120.05 → 119.94-120.01 mm
230 km
mileage between measurements in regular service

Bores of the treated cylinders tightened, metal built up on the liner walls, the engine was never opened

Compound added to a running engine, the truck stayed in regular service

IE A079Plant commission report 2002

Volgograd Steel Wire Rope Plant (VSPKZ)

Rope machine compressors, shop KTs-2

10-30 %
compressor output, receiver fill time 2 min 10 s – 6 min 15 s → 1 min 40 s – 5 min 10 s
1.7 kgf/cm²
oil pressure, compressor of machine No. 127

Receiver fill time shortened on every treated compressor, oil pressure held up again

Treated in place: the units were neither disassembled nor taken out of service

IE A098Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

JSC Ukrelektromash

Compressor 2VM 4-24/9 M-1

60 %
compressor output, build-up to 8 atm: 1 min 36 s → 1 min 00 s

The receiver filled faster, the compressor's delivery rose and held under normal plant duty

Standard plant instruments, «after» measured on a machine already back in service

IE A091Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

ATP 11231, Dnipropetrovsk

"Gazel 983-93" vehicle

compression evened out across the cylinders
0.2-0.5 kgf/cm²
compression in the cylinders, 8.5-9.0 → 9.0 kgf/cm²

Cylinders came to a single compression level, valvetrain noise disappeared, throttle response improved

Engine treated on the enterprise premises, in service, without teardown

IE A095Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2001

Kharkiv Distillery

PKS-3.5A compressor

7.6 %
power draw at 6.2 kgf/cm², 23.6 → 21.8 kW
20 %
oil top-up consumption, 0.15 → 0.12 l/h
2.1×
compressor vibration velocity, 8.2 → 3.9 mm/s
21.9 %
operating oil pressure, 3.2 → 3.9 kgf/cm²

Power draw and oil top-up fell, vibration eased, operating oil pressure recovered

Added with the routine oil top-up — no teardown, no downtime

IE A090Plant commission report Kazakhstan, 2001

JSC “Bus Fleet No. 1”

LaZ-695 bus, reg. no. Z 892 AO

compression evened out across the cylinders
4.1-16.7 %
compression across cylinders, 6.0-7.3 → 7.0-7.6

Compression rose across the cylinders, the spread between them closed up, the engine ran evenly

Bus kept in scheduled service, without disassembly or removing the engine

IE A096Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

DAZ JSC, Dnipropetrovsk

UFB-500 internal grinding machine

20-26 %
micro-roughness of the ground surface, 1.5-1.9 → 1.2-1.4 µm

The ground surface came out cleaner, the grinding head was not dismantled or repaired

Bearings of the grinding head treated in place, without stopping for repair

IE A099Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

OAO KHLEB

VP 202-13/8 compressor

21 %
compressor output at 38 kgf/cm², filling time 120 → 99 s
10.4 %
drive current draw, 125 → 112 A

Filling time shortened, the compressor delivered more air while the drive drew less current

Treated on the running compressor, without teardown or stopping production

IE A093Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

Kremenchug Steel Works JSC

TGM-40 shunting locomotive

12-21.7 %
compression on all 12 cylinders, 23-25 → 28
17.3 %
oil pressure at 45 °C, 5.2 → 6.1 kgf/cm²

Compression rose on every cylinder, oil pressure in the lubrication system went up

Treated without engine teardown, the locomotive stayed in plant shunting duty

IE A088Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

SKLO LLC

VP 205 40/3 piston compressor

28.6 %
no-load current draw, 210 → 150 A
5.6 %
compressor output, pump-up time 280 → 265 s
47-67 %
vibration velocity, stages I and II, 1.5-2.4 → 0.8 mm/s
30 %
oil consumption through the lubricator, 0.5 → 0.35 l/h

No-load current draw fell, pump-up time shortened, vibration and oil carry-over dropped

Treated in service, without disassembly and without replacing the cracked liner

IE A097Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

Pervomaisk SE "KHIMPROM"

Caustic soda centrifuge, shop 107

64-68 %
bearing housing vibration, 190 and 110 → 60 and 40 µm

Bearing clearance closed up, housing vibration fell, the mechanism ran quieter

Bearings kept in service on a continuous caustic soda line, no replacement

IE A094Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2001

Rumyantsev Mine State Enterprise

Fan No. 1, bearing 3680

16-24 %
bearing radial clearance, 0.29-0.31 → 0.22-0.26 mm
720 h
unit operating time before the check measurement

Bearing clearance tightened, the worn surface layer rebuilt, the fan stayed in service

Restored in place — no teardown, no bearing replacement, no downtime for the fan

IE A100Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

CJSC MKF

Compressor AU 200 No. 9

83 %
compressor output, 11 → 6 s
18 %
phase current of the drive electric motor, 110 → 90 A
2.1×
oil consumption, 15 → 7 l

Output rose, the drive motor's phase current fell, oil consumption dropped

Before and after measurements on one and the same unit of the compressor shop

IE A092Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

NII Gidroprivod JSC, Kharkiv

Hydraulic motor 410.56, test bench

3.4×
pressure drop across the hydraulic motor, 12 → 3.5 kgf/cm²
26 %
external leakage of the working fluid, 500 → 370 cm³/min

Friction losses inside the motor fell, external leakage dropped, scuffing on the distributor disappeared

Institute test bench: compound added to the working fluid, motor never opened up

IE A087Plant commission report Armenia, 2001

Razdanskaya TES CJSC

ORU-220 kV compressor, GAZ-31

2.5×
compression in the GAZ-31 cylinders, 2.9-3.0 → 7.3-7.5 atm
11-31 %
air pressure at the compressor gauges, 2.7-7.5 → 3.0-9.8 atm
17-31 %
vibration of compressor bearings No. 3 and No. 4, 50-240 → 40-200 mkr

Bearing vibration fell in all directions, gauge pressure rose, the engine regained compression

Worn units treated in service, without disassembly or downtime

IE A089Signed test protocol 2001

OJSC Dmitrovsky Avtodor

KamAZ truck, diesel engine

compression evened out across the cylinders
4.3-9 %
compression across the cylinders, 26.8-28.2 → 29.2-29.5
31.6 %
pressure at idle, 1.9 → 2.5 kgf/cm²

Compression rose in every cylinder, the engine evened out across the group, idle pressure climbed

No engine disassembly: the truck stayed in ordinary service between measurements

IE A106Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000

SE «Zavod UB i VT», Sumy

GAZ-53 truck, reg. no. 42-32 SUN

10-27.8 %
compression by cylinder, 9.0-10.5 → 10.5-12.0

Compression rose in every cylinder, the weakest cylinders came up to the level of the rest

Treated through the oil system, without teardown or removal from the vehicle

IE A116Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000

SE «Zavod UB i VT»

WS-3B compressor

10.8 %
oil temperature in the gearbox at rated load, 65 → 58 °C

The gearbox ran cooler at the same load, the gear mesh bedded in over a wider tooth contact

Before-and-after measurements taken at one and the same compressor load

IE A103Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2000

Dikanevsky treatment complex

NG-750-23 air blower, unit No. 3

0.13-0.47 mm
tooth thickness gain on wheel and pinion, meshing zone, 400 h
8.2 %
electricity use by the unit, 217 560 → 199 680 kWh over 216 h
0.04 mm
axial displacement of the blower rotor, 0.25 → 0.21 mm

Metal built back up on the gear teeth, rotor play tightened, the unit drew less power

Worn gearbox left in service, meter readings taken by the plant's own power engineer

IE A108Signed test protocol 2000

Kerberos Solutions

Ryobe gasoline engines, 26.2 cm³

14.2×
run time without oil to seizure, control 15 min 43 s → treated 3 h 43 min
48 min
full throttle after restorative treatment of the seized engine, no parts replaced

The treated engine kept running without oil, the seized one restarted and held idle without seizing again

Three engines of one model, one program, an untreated control inside the experiment

IE A102Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2000

Kharkiv State Aircraft Plant (KhGAPP)

FPEM milling machine, inv. no. 4826

4.2×
backlash at table centre after 46 days, 0.21→0.05 mm
backlash at table centre after 2 h run-in, 0.21→0.03 mm

Backlash of the table drive ball screw came back within factory tolerance, the teardown repair was cancelled

Treated on the running machine, without taking it out of production for repair

IE A101Signed test protocol Poland, 2000

Prywatna Huta «ALMET», Częstochowa

Three-cylinder industrial compressor

2.5×
score depth on the cylinder No. 2 bore, 0.05 → 0.02 mm

The scoring on the bores was covered over, the damaged bore was rebuilt, the overhaul proved unnecessary

A compressor deemed unfit for service; bores measured by an outside workshop

IE A113Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000

Ilyich Mariupol Iron and Steel Works

Stripper crane No. 3

0 %
added wear of the hollow shaft tooth over 70 days of service

Wear of the hollow shaft tooth stopped progressing, the worn shaft stayed in regular service

A heavily worn hollow shaft left in service and re-inspected by the plant

IE A109Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2000

InGOK OJSC

KTs-2-750 and KTs-1-500 gearboxes

6.1-17.4 %
tooth thickness, KTs-2-750, 9.2-16.3 → 10.8-17.3 mm
1.8-5.3 %
tooth thickness, KTs-1-500, 14.6-19.2 → 15.2-20.07 mm
13.2 %
no-load current of the KTs-1-500 drive, 76 → 66 A

Worn teeth gained metal at every stage, pitting disappeared, the drives ran lighter at no load

Gearboxes left in service on the crushing plant conveyors, no dismantling

IE A110Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000

OJSC YuGOK, Kryvyi Rih

Locomotive TM2UM-941

6.7-25 %
compression across cylinders, 24-30 → 30-32 atm
15 %
fuel consumption at idle, 8.95 → 7.6 l/h
30 %
compressor output at maximum engine speed, charging 13 → 10 s

Compression evened out across cylinders, idle fuel consumption fell, the compressor charged faster

Locomotive scheduled for factory overhaul, treated in service without disassembly

IE A114Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000

OJSC Kupiansk Bread Plant

202VP-12/3 reciprocating compressor

45 s
time to reach the working pressure of 3.2 kgf/cm², 4 min 40 s → 3 min 55 s
21-25 %
discharge air temperature in both cylinders, 140-160 → 110-120 °C

The compressor charged the line faster, discharge air ran cooler and steadier, oil carry-over dropped

Compound added to the running compressor: no teardown, no production stop

IE A107Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000

OJSC Mariupol-Avto

Gazel van, reg. no. 03257 EV

compression evened out across the cylinders
6-7.4 %
cylinder compression, 0.94 → 1.01 and 1.00 → 1.06

Sealing of the cylinder-piston group improved, the engine was left in service without teardown

Treated on the vehicle, with no removal or disassembly of the engine

IE A115Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000

Dniproenergo, Prydniprovska TES

VSh-3/40M air compressor

58.3 %
capacity by air receiver filling, 19 → 12 min
15.2 %
oil temperature at 41 kgf/cm², 59 → 50°

The compressor filled its receivers faster, oil ran cooler, the plant asked to treat the rest

Treated in service at a thermal power plant, without teardown or shutdown

IE A117Plant commission report Ukraine, 1999

Kharkiv Metro State Enterprise

EK-4B compressor, metro cars

5-34 %
output when charging to 6 kgf/cm², 3:33-4:16 → 3:11-3:38 min:s
3-5 %
output when charging to 8 kgf/cm², 5:12-5:37 → 5:03-5:21 min:s

Air system charging became faster on every car, compressor output improved, no negative result was recorded

Line cars in service: compressors neither removed nor disassembled

IE A121Plant commission report Ukraine, 1999

Malyshev Plant, EP ZIM branch

Turbocompressor K-500-61-1

30-60 %
vibration displacement of the unit bearings, 5-45 → 4-17 µm
12.2 %
main oil pump pressure, 4.9 → 5.5 atm

Bearing vibration across compressor, gearbox and motor fell, the oil pump held pressure again

Compound added to the oil of a running machine, no disassembly, no downtime

IE A123Signed test protocol Ukraine, 1999

Nikolaev Alumina Refinery CJSC

Gearbox No. 401, ZB-360Pm

9.1 %
current drawn by the gearbox electric drive, 550 → 500 A

Drive current dropped, tooth surfaces came out smooth, bearing play was eliminated

Treated on the running gearbox, without disassembly or stopping production

IE A119Plant commission report Ukraine, 1999

STIROL Concern OJSC

KamAZ dump truck and ZIL-130

3.7-10.8 %
compression in the ZIL-130 cylinders, 6.5–8.9 → 7.2–9.5 kgf/cm²; gain in 3 of 4 readings; the rest unchanged
11.5-13.5 %
fuel consumption of both trucks, 100 ml burned in 45 → 52 and 100 → 113 s

Compression rose, most of all in the worn cylinder, fuel consumption fell, oil pressure came up

Treated without disassembly, the trucks stayed on regular shop haulage

IE A122Plant commission report Ukraine, 1999

Kommunar PA

2VM4-24/9S compressor, unit No. 3

20 %
oil temperature at 750 rpm, 60 → 48 °C
13 %
oil temperature at 375 rpm, 46 → 40 °C
2.2×
oil pressure at 375 rpm, 0.5 → 1.1 kgf/cm²

Oil temperature fell at both modes with the cooler switched off, oil pressure recovered

Treated through the lubrication system, compressor never opened or taken off line

IE A124Signed test protocol Ukraine, 1999

«Plitochny Zavod» JSC

Rolling bearing No. 180604

8.3×
radial clearance of the bearing, 0.25 → 0.03 mm
axial clearance of the bearing, 0.1 → 0.02 mm

Clearances closed up on the same bearing, the worn unit went back into service without replacement

Radial and axial clearance measured on one bearing before and after treatment

IE B001Plant commission reportseries of 9 acts Ukraine, 2009

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih

Petrol engines of nine fleet vehicles

compression evened out across the cylinders
5.6-14.6 %
cylinder compression, 7.7-12.4 → 8.5-13.0 kgf/cm²

Compression rose on every engine of the fleet, the weakest cylinders pulled up to the sound ones

Same result on every car of the pool, engines never opened up

IE B003Plant commission reportseries of 3 acts Ukraine, 2003–2004

SE Bogdan Servis, Kyiv

Bogdan A091 final drives

7-9 dB
final drive noise under load, 102-105 → 93-98 dB

Final drive noise dropped in every measurement mode and stayed down after route service

Compound added to the oil, buses kept running their city routes

IE B002Signed test protocolseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2013–2015

Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Co.

PLATINO 2040 laser cutting machine

23 months
normal-mode operation with no bearing replacement

Bearing overheating stopped, emergency shutdowns ceased, the machine returned to operating mode

Confirmed twice on the same machine: right after the treatment and years later

IE B005Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2009

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih

LAZ 52528 and Toyota HACE diesels

compression evened out across the cylinders
5.4-11.9 %
average engine compression, 24.9-27.3 → 27.8-28.8 kgf/cm²

Compression rose on both engines and evened out across cylinders, the worst cylinders recovered most

Two plant vehicles kept on their regular runs, engines never opened

IE B006Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2009

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih

ZIL 130 and ZIL 131 trucks

compression evened out across the cylinders
1.8 kgf/cm²
compression in the most worn cylinder of the ZIL 131, was 5.5

Compression evened out across the cylinders on both trucks, the weakest cylinder came back into line

Two fleet trucks, same treatment cycle, engines never taken off the line

IE B007Plant commission reportseries of 2 acts Ukraine, 2005

KhTsNTEI JSC, Kharkiv

Passenger lift worm gearboxes

18-23 %
drive current on all three phases, 10.4-11.0 → 8.0-9.0 A
25-60 %
vibration displacement across housing points, 8.16-77.6 → 4.15-26.6 µm
2.5-3 dB
gearbox noise level, 78-79.5 → 75.5-76.5 dB

Drive current fell on all three phases, housing vibration dropped at every point, gearboxes ran quieter

The same outcome on both lift drives, already running after a major overhaul

IE B009Signed test protocolseries of 2 acts 2001

«Avtokolonna 1208», Volgograd

LAZ and LIAZ city buses

compression evened out across the cylinders
11-20 %
mean compression across 8 cylinders, 6.5-7.4 → 7.8-8.2

Compression evened out across the cylinders on both buses, the worn cylinders came up to their neighbours

Same-day treatment of two fleet buses, control measurements in ordinary city service

Original acts with seals (2)
IE B004Plant commission report Ukraine, 2000–2001

OJSC MMK im. Ilicha

Water supply pump D 6300

25 °C
oil sump housing temperature, 60-65 → 35-40 °C
3.28 UAH
effect per 1 UAH spent, water supply shop calculation

The sleeve bearing stopped overheating, oil temperature fell, no bearing replacement was needed

Treated while running: no station shutdown, no teardown of the unit

IE B010Signed test protocol Indonesia, 2019

PT Bina Megah Indowood

ELGI Neuron II screw compressor

8-10.3 %
motor current under load, 35.1-35.8 → 32.1-32.3 A
6.1 %
air working pressure at idle, 4.9 → 5.2 bar

Current draw under load fell, air pressure at idle rose, the unit stayed in service without teardown

Gel introduced into the oil system with the compressor running in production

IE B011Signed test protocol 2018

Taxi Moy Gorod LLC

Toyota Camry 2AR, 2.5 l

27-40 %
cylinder compression, 10-11 → 14 kgf/cm²
15.2 %
fuel consumption, 11.2 → 9.5 l

Compression evened out across all cylinders, the piston group resealed, fuel consumption fell

Taxi car treated without disassembly, kept in service on the line

IE B012Signed test protocol Dominican Republic, 2018

CEMEX Dominicana, S.A.

MAAG WPU-242B mill gearbox

2.6×
overall vibration level of the gearbox, 1.7 → 0.65 G

Gearbox vibration dropped, the bearing alarms cleared, the mill ran on without replacing the bearing

The alerting bearing was left in service, treated through the standard oil system

IE B013Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2013

PJSC KhMZ Svet Shakhtera

Induced-draught fan DN-17 No. 1

4.7 %
motor power draw, 110-118 → 106-114 kW
5.1-8.4 %
motor current draw, 200-214 → 190-202 A
46-56 %
vibration velocity at the test points, 4.08-8.67 → 1.88-4.43 mm/s

Power and current draw fell at the same duty, bearing and casing vibration dropped at every test point

Treated in service, without disassembly; two independent meters on the drive

IE B014Signed test protocol 2008

Gavrilenko V. D. Peasant Farm

DON 1500 M combine, YaMZ-236 BK

1.6-5.1 %
compression in all six cylinders, 29.5-30.5 → 31.0-31.5 kgf/cm²
17 %
fuel consumption at idle, 100 ml in 3 min 25 s → 4 min 06 s
2.8×
oil consumption on burn-off, 0.9 → 0.32 l per 10 hours of operation

Compression rose and evened out across the cylinders, fuel and oil burn-off dropped

A season of harvesting without opening the engine or taking the combine out of work

IE B015Signed test protocol 2008

JSC OK-LOZA

Instrument bearings 04-80063YuTS-KhD

3.5×
batch average friction torque, 2.61 → 0.75 gf·cm

Friction torque dropped on every bearing of the batch, vibration stayed within the same range

The same bearings measured, washed, repacked with XADO grease and measured again

IE B017Signed test protocol 2007

PATP Stupino, Moscow Region

PAZ buses, 2 units

compression evened out across the cylinders
3-17 %
compression across the cylinders of engine A 944 ma, 9.5-11.2 → 10.0-11.2

Cylinders evened out, the collapsed cylinder came back up to the level of the others

Buses stayed in scheduled service, engines were not taken apart

IE B016Signed test protocol 2007

WSRC "Permskie Mashzavody", Kungur

KT6-U2 compressor

31 %
compressor output, pressure reached in 2 min 28 s → 1 min 53 s
oil loss into the receiver, 1 l → 200 ml per shift

The compressor built up working pressure faster, and oil stopped escaping into the receiver

Treated on the running unit, without disassembly or removal from service

IE B018Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2006

I. A. Pyatetsky Tram Authority

KT-4SU tram car, inv. No. 36

8.6-21.6 %
electricity consumption per 1 km of run, 2.34 → 2.138-1.835 kWh/km
13.5 %
electricity consumption per 1 hour of operation, 30.32 → 26.23 kWh/h

Draw per kilometre and per hour on the line fell, and the effect held into the second month

One car in ordinary two-shift city service, meter read shift by shift

IE B019Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2006

KhKTB OPKM (114)

Compressor 2VM 100/8

20×
largest metal wear particles in the oil, 100 → under 5 µm

Wear debris in the oil grew finer, the intensive wear process stopped, the compressor stayed in service

Oil sampled from the running compressor, without opening the unit

IE B020Signed test protocol 2006

OJSC “Moskovskiy Podshipnik”

Grinding machine 3A487 N58

26-78 %
vibration displacement in the plain bearings, 2.27-42.30 → 1.68-9.37 µm

Bearing vibration fell at every control point, surface chatter disappeared, finishing work resumed

Repair had failed; the oil system was treated without dismantling the units

IE B022Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2005

Rigonda private company

Passenger lift, RGL-225-45 gearbox

13.0 %
current drawn by the drive at high speed, 51.8 → 45.0 A
4.4 %
current drawn by the drive at low speed, 89.0 → 85.1 A

Drive current fell in both travel modes, vibration practically disappeared, gearbox replacement was dropped

Repeat measurements after more than a year of service, drive not disassembled

IE B023Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2005

Erlan CJSC

N 2.00XMS and GT-1.5 forklifts

compression evened out across the cylinders
1.7-71.4 %
compression by cylinder, 7.0-12.0 → 10-13

Compression rose across the fleet, weak cylinders came up to the level of the sound ones

Fleet forklifts stayed in normal service, the engines were never opened

IE B021Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2005

Rosava JSC

TR-11 tyre building machines

42.6-59.7 %
power consumed per machine work cycle, 1.566-3.098 → 0.853-1.649 kW
26.5-37.0 %
no-load current with the plate travelling forward, 4.8-7.3 → 3.5-4.6 A

Drive no-load current fell, power consumed per work cycle dropped on all four machines

Screw pairs treated without taking the machines out of the building shop

IE B026Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2004

Kharkiv Heat Networks, Kyiv branch

SN-2 network pump drive motor

5 %
current draw at no load, 64.5-66.5 → 59.7-63.7 A

Current draw at no load fell on every phase, the motor stayed in service through the treatment

Bearing grease applied without disassembly on operating boiler-house equipment

IE B025Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2004

OJSC Poltava Auto Aggregate Plant

305 VP 10/8 piston compressor

8.1 %
power draw under 6 kgf/cm² load, by phase 58.5-61 → 54-57 kW
3.5-10.3 %
current draw by phase under 6 kgf/cm² load, 114-117 → 105-110 A
2.7 %
output, receiver filling 0-7 kgf/cm², 3 min 44 s → 3 min 38 s
6.5-7.5 dB
noise level at two points, 87.5-89.5 → 80-83 dB

Power and current draw under load fell, the receiver filled faster, the compressor ran quieter

Joint measurements by plant and supplier engineers on a working compressor station

IE B024Signed test protocol Bulgaria, 2004

Troyanovo-3 mine, Maritsa Iztok

ZIL 433 truck

14-33 %
cylinder compression, 18-22 → 24-26 atm
46-50 %
oil pressure at 300-1200 rpm, 2.6-4.2 → 3.8-6.2 bar

Compression rose in every measured cylinder and evened out, oil pressure climbed at all speeds, gearbox ran quieter

Mine fleet truck stayed in normal service, no engine teardown

IE B027Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2004

Vityaz LLC, Zaporizhzhia

SCANIA 143H-420 tractor unit

compression evened out across the cylinders
4-24.8 %
compression across the eight cylinders, 21-26 → 24-26.3 atm; a gain in 8 of 9 measurements; in one, compression fell
15 %
oil pressure at warmed-up idle, 4.0 → 4.6 kgf/cm²

Compression rose and evened out across the cylinders, oil pressure held up at warmed-up idle

The formulation went into a running engine; checked after ordinary long-haul trips

IE B029Plant commission report 2003

SEID-Transavto LLC

GAZ-33027, reg. no. O472VR 51

1 tube
XADO gel for gearboxes and final drives per transfer case, without disassembling the unit

Transfer case noise disappeared, the unit was treated in place, no parts were replaced

Treated in place, without disassembly or taking the vehicle out of service

IE B032Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2003

DKS MZU "Smena"

Pump unit K-80-60-160

16.7-29.7 %
current on all three phases under load, 10.2-12.8 → 8.5-9.0 A
28.6-39.1 %
current on all three phases at no load, 9.8-12.8 → 7.0-7.8 A

Current fell on all three phases, the no-load draw dropped, friction losses in the unit came down

Treated in a single stage without taking the pump out of service for repair

IE B030Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2003

GAO Chernomorneftegaz

K-80-60-160 pump and P-1 supply fan

16.7-29.7 %
current of the K-80-60-160 pump under load, 10.2-12.8 → 8.5-9.0 A
10-10.7 %
current of the P-1 fan under load, 14-15 → 12.5-13.5 A

Current draw of the pump and the fan fell, friction losses in the bearings dropped

Treated in service, without disassembly or taking the units out of operation

IE B031Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2003

Evpatoria PPVKH water utility

Turbo blower TV-175/1.6, inv. No. V-4

5.8 %
average daily electricity consumption of the turbo blower, 5195.14 → 4894 kWh/day
65 %
bearing running time between grease refills, 1000 → 1654 h

Power draw fell at the same duty, the bearings ran past the regreasing interval without a stop

Continuous-duty blower at a wastewater plant, metered daily before and after

Signed test protocol Bulgaria, 2003

ZhP Traktsiya Lokomotivi — Sofia

Locomotive 44-089.0, compressor No. 1

40 %
compressor output, charging time 28 → 20 s
70 000 km
mileage after treatment at the final check

Air charging sped up, compressor noise and vibration dropped, the gain held as mileage grew

Treated in service without disassembly, rechecked over the following mileage

Signed test protocol Bulgaria, 2003

HPP Group “Rodopi”, NEK EAD

Hydro unit KhG-3 and lathe S 8 M

10-13 °C
hydro unit bearing temperature after 18 h of operation, 47-51 → 37-38 °C
4 dB
lathe gearbox noise after three months, 75 → 71 dB

Bearings ran cooler and steadier, gearing quieted down, both machines stayed in service

Equipment half a century old, treated without teardown or downtime

IE B028Signed test protocol Canada, 2003

REDLINE PERFORMANCE

Toyota pickup, 22R engine

4-10.9 %
compression by cylinder, 1100-1250 → 1220-1350 kPa
11.5 %
fuel consumption at idle, 700 ml in 29 min 37 s → 33 min 27 s
19.2 %
top speed in 5th gear, 130 → 155 km/h

Cylinder sealing recovered, the engine pulled harder on the highway and burnt less fuel at idle

Carburettor pickup with over 415 thousand km, treated without disassembly

IE B033Signed test protocol 2003

KRAST JSC, Stavropol

Compressor VP-20/8

33-37 %
drive motor current at operating modes, 180-245 → 120-160 A
1.5 min
time to fill the 27 m³ receivers to 6 kgf/cm², 7 → 5.5 min
11.4 %
first-stage pressure at the operating mode, 1.75 → 1.95 kgf/cm²

Motor current dropped, the receivers charged faster, first-stage sealing recovered

A compressor built in 1974, treated in service without shutdown or teardown

IE B034Signed test protocol Bulgaria, 2002

Agria AD, Plovdiv

Borets 202VO4R20/8A compressor

40 %
time to working pressure, 30 → 18 min
50 %
oil consumption through the lubricator, 12 → 6 l/24 h
75 %
oil pressure in the lubrication system, 8 → 14 atm

Time to working pressure fell, oil pressure rose, lubricator oil consumption dropped

Treated on the running compressor, without teardown or a shutdown for repair

IE B035Signed test protocol Estonia, 2002

AS AKRONTO

JSB BEAVER III hydraulic power unit

20 %
working pressure of the power unit under load, 100 → 120 bar
1 bar
pressure on the pump working gauge, 0 → 1 bar

The hydraulic system recovered its pressure, the driven pump began doing its job again

Treated in place, without teardown or taking the unit out of service

IE B041Signed test protocol Kazakhstan, 2002

Kazzinc JSC, LRMZ industrial complex

KATO F 399 DE truck crane

6.1 %
oil pressure on a warmed-up engine, 3.3 → 3.5 bar
1.5-2 °C
cylinder head temperature, 55–60 → 53–58 °C

Oil pressure rose, cylinder heads ran cooler, noise and vibration disappeared

Crane diesel treated on a running machine, without teardown or downtime

IE B042Signed test protocol 2002

MZhK Khabarovskii JSC

Compressors NF-611 and 2VU1-2.5/13

22 %
output of the air compressors, receiver fill 4 min 10 s → 3 min 25 s
10.5 %
operating temperature of the hydrogen compressor, 95 → 85 °C

The air compressors pumped up faster, the hydrogen unit ran cooler, oil consumption stopped

Two-stage treatment with the compressors left in service, no disassembly

IE B036Signed test protocol 2002

OJSC Stavropolproektstroy

Compressor with receiver

6 kgf/cm²
safety valve trip pressure, not reached → 6 kgf/cm² in 6 min
33 s
time to build 5 kgf/cm² in the receiver, 4 min 30 s → 3 min 57 s

The compressor reached its safety valve threshold again, pump-up to working pressure got faster

Treated without teardown, kept working on site; the air leak was never repaired

IE B037Signed test protocol 2002

NTC Stroy-Servis LLC

PKS-3.5 and PKSD-5.25 compressors

75 %
output of PKS-3.5, time to reach 7 kgf/cm² 35 → 20 s
43 %
output of PKSD-5.25, time to reach 7 kgf/cm² 20 → 14 s
1-2 kgf/cm²
lubrication system pressure, 1-2 → 3 kgf/cm² on both compressors

Both compressors reached working pressure faster, lubrication system pressure rose on each

Two worn compressors treated in place, without opening the units

IE B043Signed test protocol 2002

Volgograd machine-tool plant

Volga car, petrol engine

1.0-2.0 atm
compression across the cylinders, 9-10 → 11 atm
10 %
petrol consumption of the car in everyday service

Cylinder sealing recovered, the engine ran more smoothly, the car burned less petrol

Treated without disassembly, car kept in everyday service

IE B044Signed test protocol 2002

JSC M-Stroy

VAZ-2107 rear axle final drive

40-80 km/h
speed band with axle whine closed by two treatments

The axle whine disappeared across the whole speed range, the worn final drive stayed in service

Gel added to the standard oil, the car stayed in ordinary service

IE B039Signed test protocol 2002

M/V «AMATA», diesel generator No. 3

compression evened out across the cylinders
2.4-6.7 %
cylinder compression, 40.1 → 42.0 kgf/cm²
3.7 %
indicated cylinder power, 191 → 198 i.h.p.

Compression rose in every cylinder, indicated power increased, repeat readings stopped scattering

Cylinders coated in service, without disassembly; indicator diagrams before and after

Signed test protocol Bulgaria, 2002

Chugunoleene Invest 97 AD

UKPD 100 compressor · AFL hydraulic unit

25 %
power consumption of the hydraulic unit, current under load 31-33 → 24 A
10 %
power consumption of the compressor, phase currents 22-24 → 20-21 A
14.1 %
time for the compressor to reach working pressure, 440 → 378 s

Motor current fell on all three phases of both machines, the compressor reached working pressure sooner

Both units treated while staying in service, readings taken before and after

IE B040Signed test protocol 2002

Tri K LLC

KATO excavator No. 150388

16.7-36.2 %
compression across the eight cylinders, 22-24 → 26-32 kgf/cm²
8 of 8
cylinders with a compression gain
600 machine-h
running time between measurements

The worn cylinder group recovered compression, friction surfaces were restored, the engine stayed in service.

Repaired without dismantling the engine, the excavator kept working through the test

IE B049Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2001

DAT "Ukrspetstransgaz"

TGM-23B shunting locomotive

7.5-14.2 %
compression by cylinder, 19-20 → 20-22 kgf/cm²; gain in 6 of 7 measurements; the rest unchanged
5.9 %
engine oil temperature, 85 → 80 °C

Compression recovered in the measured cylinders, the diesel ran cooler, noise and vibration fell

Treated in normal service, without disassembling the diesel or the transmission

IE B046Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

Dniprovska Water Station, Kyivvodokanal

22NDS water pump

5 months
regular service of the bearing without overheating, 05.10.2000 → 05.03.2001

The written-off bearing went back on the pump, temperature and noise settled, it ran without overheating

A bearing already removed as worn out was treated and refitted instead of replaced

IE B050Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2001

OJSC ATP-14330, Sevastopol

LAZ and Ikarus city buses

12.5-22.7 %
compression across the cylinders, 22-24 → 27-28 kgf/cm²
1-2 l/shift
engine oil top-up per shift, 2-3 → 1 l

Compression rose in every cylinder, cylinder values evened out, oil top-up per shift dropped

Fleet buses stayed in service: no disassembly, no units taken off the line

IE B056Signed test protocol 2001

JSC "Avtokolonna No. 1118"

SISU bus, reg. No. 216

18.2 %
power under load in 4th gear, 110 → 130 kW
10 %
power under load in 5th gear, 100 → 110 kW

The bus regained power under load, the plunger pairs stopped showing wear, exhaust smoke cleared

One tube of gel into the fuel system, no teardown of the injection pump

IE B051Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2001

Dneprometiz JSC

PKS 1.75U compressor

36 %
compressor output, fill time 30 → 22 s at 3.8 kgf/cm²
16 %
current draw, 25 → 21 A

The compressor filled the line faster and drew less current, staying in service throughout

Treated on the running machine, without disassembly or downtime

IE B053Signed test protocol Belarus, 2001

JSC Gomelsteklo

TsPS shop conveyor gearbox

20-27 %
gearbox drive motor current, 50-55 → 40 A
312 h
running after treatment before control teardown

Drive current fell at the same duty, tooth surfaces came up smooth, running noise dropped

Treated on the run, no teardown; gearbox opened afterwards for inspection

IE B054Signed test protocol Kazakhstan, 2001

Imstalkon JSC

ZIL-MMZ-45021 tipper truck

25-46 %
compression across the cylinders, 3.0-5.0 → 4.0-7.0 kgf/cm²
2 min
running time on 1 l of petrol at idle, 16 → 18 min

Compression rose in every cylinder, cylinder-piston sealing was restored, idle fuel burn slowed

Fifteen-year-old truck kept in service, engine and gearbox treated without teardown

IE B055Signed test protocol 2001

JSC "Krasnoarm. Khleb"

UAZ-3909 van, plate V 224 US

compression evened out across the cylinders
13-65 %
compression in worn cylinders, 5.5-7.5 → 8.5-9.1

Compression evened out across all four cylinders, the worst cylinder caught up with the best, no teardown

Control measurement after normal fleet service, engine left in the vehicle

IE B047Plant commission report Ukraine, 2001

Kharkiv Biscuit Factory CJSC

Wafer oven press No. 10

2.8×
grease change interval in the press units, 21 → 60 days

The grease did not coke, the bearing units kept turning freely, teardown was not required

Control presses of the same oven ran the same period on standard grease

IE B048Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2001

JSC Dnipropetrovsk Bakery No. 9

Waffle oven mould No. 8

lubrication interval of the friction units, 3 h → over a month

Bearings turned freely again, coking disappeared from the friction pairs, top-up stops fell away

Three-shift oven, treated without taking the equipment out of production

IE B045Signed test protocol Latvia, 2001

SIA "SimSS AUTO"

Hydraulic motor A2F, tanker "NATA"

3.6×
oil leakage through the precision pairs, 21.7 → 6 l
2.9×
cost of restoring the hydraulic motor, 300 → 102 lats

Oil leakage through the precision pairs dropped, bearing noise disappeared, restoration cost less than repair

Marine hydraulic motor restored on a bench instead of replacing the worn parts

IE B052Signed test protocol 2001

Almetyevsk Transport Dept, Almetyevneft

Compressor 786 S-416

56.9 %
output by receiver fill time to 8 atm, 6 min 48 s → 4 min 20 s

Air delivery to working pressure sped up, the unit ran cooler, oil level held steady

Treated without dismantling; readings taken after a full season in service

IE B058Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2000

Kharkiv Tractor Plant

Turbocompressor K-500-61-1, st. No. 1

9-11 %
electricity consumption of the turbocompressor in normal operation
11.5 %
main oil pump pressure, 5.2 → 5.8 kgf/cm²

Power draw fell, oil pressure rose and steadied, bearings returned to their working temperature

Treated in three stages without taking the unit out of the plant power shop

IE B059Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2000

Rogan Company LLC

KT-6 compressor

15.4 %
compressor output, pump-up to 7.9 atm
20 %
compressor oil consumption

Air delivery rose, oil burn-off fell, cylinder-piston sealing recovered

Measurements before and after with the plant's own instruments, signed by both parties

IE B062Signed test protocol Ukraine, 1998

Khladoprom CJSC

Laundry piston compressor

7.3 %
compressor output, pumping to 5.8 atm: 9 min 45 s → 9 min 05 s

Pumping to working pressure got faster, noise dropped, vibration and overheating disappeared

Treated in service: the laundry compressor was neither removed nor dismantled

IE C001Signed test protocol Indonesia, 2019

PT Bina Megah Indowood

Bell Air AED 22A screw compressor

15-21.4 %
drive motor current on all three phases under load, 40.84-43.9 → 34.5-34.7 A
1.4 bar
working pressure at idle, 4.9 → 6.3 bar

Drive current fell on all three phases under load and at idle, idle working pressure recovered

Treated in service, without disassembly or stopping production

IE C003Signed test protocol Azerbaijan, 2009

FIDAN LLC

OTOYOL bus, turbocharged diesel

40-52 %
vibration of the crankshaft main journals, 80-100 → 45-48 dB
44-45 %
vibration of the injection pump injectors, 18-22 → 10-12 dB
11 %
vibration of the turbocharger, 54 → 48 dB

Vibration fell at every measuring point, the engine, injection pump and turbocharger ran quieter

Bus kept on its route, no teardown and no oil or filter change

IE C004Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2007

SJSC "Chernomorneftegaz"

"Tessari" diesel power plant, 16 kW

46 %
engine oil consumption, 120 → 65 ml per engine hour

Oil consumption dropped, the oil plume in the exhaust vanished, engine and fuel pump ran steadier

Round-the-clock genset treated in service, without dismantling the engine

IE C005Signed test protocol Israel, 2005

O.D.A.X LTD, Israel

MAN - 202 bus

compression evened out across the cylinders
7.7-25 %
compression by cylinder, 22-26 → 27.5-28 bar

Compression recovered on every cylinder, the weakest one caught up, the engine evened out

Three treatment stages while the bus stayed on its city route, no teardown

IE C006Customer testimonial Canada, 2004

DALCANADA Ltd

ALIMAK 27/37 hoist

56-83 %
upper reducer vibration, two points, 500 h
9-30 %
lower reducer vibration, two points, 500 h
10 °C
lower reducer temperature, 50 → 40 °C

Vibration fell on both drive reducers, the lower one ran cooler, running noise dropped

Measured on the move, without disassembling the hoist or taking it out of service

IE C007Signed test protocol 2003

OJSC Vladivostok Meat Processing Plant

Air compressor

90 s
time to fill the receiver to working pressure, 3 min 40 s → 2 min 10 s
compressor oil consumption, 40 → ~10 ml/h

The receiver filled to working pressure faster, oil consumption fell, power draw stayed unchanged

Treated in service, without disassembly and without an oil change

IE C008Signed test protocol 2001

Digorsk Corrugated Packaging Plant

Compressor VP 10/9

8.8 %
compressor current draw, 110.8 → 101 A

Current draw fell, the compressor kept running throughout the treatment

Result taken on an unfinished treatment cycle at a plant compressor unit

IE C009Signed test protocol Kazakhstan, 2001

JSC Imstalkon, AMF-1

ZIL-MMZ-45021 truck

47.9 %
repair cost of the vehicle, 62096 → 32323 tenge

Repair cost fell against a scheduled overhaul, and more units were restored for less money

Treatment instead of a scheduled overhaul, with no downtime for the truck

IE C010Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2000

Vitadent dental office, Kremenchuk

CHIRANA turbine handpiece No. 9257

16.7 %
compressor output: receiver charging to 4 kgf/cm², 35 → 30 s

The compressor charged the receiver faster, bearing play disappeared, bur runout stopped

Units treated on site, without disassembly or taking the office out of service

IE C011Signed test protocol Ukraine, 2000

MMK im. Ilyicha OJSC

NAR 224/32 high-pressure pumps

2.23×
cost of returning a NAR 224/32 pump to service, 6030 → 2700 UAH
280 UAH
hydraulic booster 1VE10.574V110 was beyond repair — no purchase of a new unit was needed

Pumps and the control valve went back into service, factory repair was avoided, no new unit was bought

A booster written off as beyond repair was returned to the press line