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Rotating Equipment Lubrication Excellence Fluid Degradation Varnish Presented by: Dave Wooton ©2014 Fluitec. All rights reserved Rotating Equipment Lubrication Excellence What is Varnish? 1 2 ©2014 Fluitec. All rights reserved What is Varnish? • The practical definition is: – Material that is a second phase with the lubricant fluid. • That means anything that has come out of the fluid to cause operational issues. • It can be a solid, semi-solid or un- expected second phase liquid. • It can be on the bottom of the tank, stuck to the surface or floating in the fluid. • It exists as a major potential to the system’s reliability 3 Rotating Equipment Lubrication Excellence Ref: ASTM D.02 C.01 Page *. ©2014 Fluitec. All Rights Reserved. What do you see? Describe everything you observe in this picture… 4 Rotating Equipment Lubrication Excellence Page *. ©2014 Fluitec. All Rights Reserved.