Highlights

The SpectrOil 100 Rotating Disc Electrode Optical Emission Spectrometer (RDE-OES) is the eighth generation of the market leading RDE elemental spectrometer. It is widely used in commercial oil laboratories, on-site or trailer labs, as a proven means of precisely determining elemental composition in lubricating oil, coolant, light or heavy fuels, grease, and process water. It also supports the Joint Oil Analysis Program (JOAP) calibration with results that correlate to those from the SpectrOil MNW, the only approved spectrometer for elemental analysis of lubricating oil for US and NATO military use (Model SpectrOil 120M). It is also a key component of Spectro’s TriVector™ MiniLab 153 on-site oil analyzer.

Principle of Operation

SpectrOil RDE-OES consists of three main components. These components are:

  1. Excitation Source – introduces energy to the sample. This includes a high voltage AC source that applies voltage across a small gap formed by a purified graphite rod and disc, with the disc rotating and picking up oil from the sample holder under it.
  2. Optical System – separates and resolves the resulting emission from that excitation into its component wavelengths.
  3. Readout System – detects and measures the light that has been separated into its component wavelengths by the optical system and presents this information to the operator in a usable fashion.

A specific calibration program is applied to raw spectrum which eliminates the matrix effect, so results are compliant to ASTM standards. Then user only needs to select the calibration profile for specific fluids. So, switching from oil to fuel to coolant or water only takes seconds, not hours like ICP and other instruments.


Key Features

• No sample dilution, no solvent
• Only use 2 ml of oil
• 30 second test time with up to 31 elements simultaneously measured
• Sub PPM lower limit of detection (LOD) for most elements
• Push button operation, simple to use for both laboratory and on site applications
• Conforms to ASTM-D6595 (Oil) and ASTM-D6728 (Fuel)

Calibration Programs

Calibration Description Standards
Lubricating oil
(Commercial)
Detect and quantify elemental wear and additives in lubricants. Conforms to ASTM-D6595. Default 24 elements, up to 31 elements CS-75-500 Base oil
CS-24-100-200G 24 elements, 100 ppm
SMA-900-200G 5 elements, 900 ppm
Fuel
(light and heavy fuel)
Detect quality and contamination of petrochemicals from crude through the final blended light fuels. Conforms to ASTM D-6728. It includes both light and heavy fuel calibration programs CS-75-500 Base Oil
CS-GT15-10 10ppm for light fuel
CS-GT15-100 100ppm for heavy fuel
Low Detection (LD) Diesel  Special calibration for #2 Diesel with low limits of detection for Alkaline metals and V.  Specifically LOD of V is down to 0.1ppm, critical to meet turbine OEM specification for diesel fuel quality control CS-HP-100 High purity base oil
CS-GT15-10 10ppm
CS-GT4-1-200G 1ppm for Li, Na, K,V
600-00111 0.2 ppm for V
Coolant/Glycol Analyze in-service coolant (water glycol mix) for additives and contamination JDIW DI water
SIGLYCOLSTD-500 Diluted glycol standard
Process water  Measuring contamination in a variety of applications like power plant cooling water and turbine wash-down water. STE006 KIT DI water and 5ppm standard
JOAP Airforce JOAP Airforce calibration with 15 elements. Results correlate to SpectrOil MNW D19-0 Base Oil
D12-100 12 elements, 100ppm
D3-100 Zn, Mo, B, 100ppm
JOAP Army JOAP Army calibration with 20 elements. Results correlate to SpectrOil MNW D19-0 Base Oil
D12-100 12 elements, 100ppm
D3-100 Zn, Mo, B, 100ppm
CS-24-100-200G 24 elements, 10ppm
SMA-900-200G 5 elements, 900ppm

Consumables used by calibration programs

To ensure accurate and stable measurement results, different consumables are used for different calibration programs. Only Spectro Scientific certified consumables are qualified to meet performance specifications.

Calibration Programs Disc Rod Sample Holder (Cup)
Lubricant, Coolant, Water M97008 M97009 P-10524 high temperature sample cup (black)
Light, heavy fuel, LD fuel M97008 M97009 P-10524 high temperature sample cup (black)
M90204 sample cover for low flash point fuels
JOAP Airforce and Army M97200 M97201 M90909 Aluminum boat sample holder

Product models and default calibration program

Model Default Calibration Number of Elements Additional Calibration
110E Lubricant 15 Not available
120C Lubricant 24, optional to 31 Fuel, coolant, water, JOAP
120F Light and heavy Fuel 15 LD Fuel, lubricant, coolant, water, JOAP
120M JOAP Airforce 15 Lubricant, coolant, water, fuel

Product models and default calibration ranges

Element Lubricant 15
Elements
Lubricant 24
Elements
Lubricant
Extended
Light Fuel Heavy Fuel LD Fuel Glycol/ Coolant Water
Ag 0 – 900 0 – 900
Al 0 – 900 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100 0 – 50
As 0 – 100
B 0 – 900 0 – 900 0 – 1,000
Ba 0 – 5,000
Bi 0 – 100
Ca 0 – 3,000 0 – 5,000 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100 0 – 50 0 – 5
Cd 0 – 900
Ce 0 – 100
Co 0 – 100
Cr 0 – 900 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100
Cu 0 – 900 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100 0 – 50
Fe 0 – 900 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100 0 – 50 0 – 5
In 0 – 100
K 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100 0 – 10,000 0 – 5
Li 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100 0 – 5
Mg 0 – 5,000 0 – 150 0 – 1,500 0 – 100 0 – 50 0 – 5
Mn 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100
Mo 0 – 900 0 – 900 0 – 500
Na 0 – 3,000 0 – 5,000 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100 0 – 10,000 0 – 5
Ni 0 – 900 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100
P 0 – 3,000 0 – 5,000 0 – 2,500
Pb 0 – 900 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100 0 – 50
Sb 0- 100
Si 0 – 900 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100 0 – 500 0 – 5
Sn 0 – 900 0 – 900
Ti 0 – 900
V 0 – 900 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100
W 0 – 100
Zn 0 – 3,000 0 – 5,000 0 – 50 0 – 500 0 – 100 0 – 50
Zr 0 – 100

 


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Dimensions

66 cm x 40 cm x 74 cm
26 in. x 16 in. x 29 in.
Weight 75 kg (165 lbs)