Handheld Total Fluid Condition Monitor (Special Operations Command)
Abstract
This qualification test project will evaluate an affordable, easy to use, handheld monitor that provides real-time, on demand, point-of-use, fluid condition assessment for hydraulic and lubrication oils, equal to current technologies, while simultaneously increasing readiness and significantly reducing cost of testing. Vendor will provide test articles configured specifically for the Army’s Special Operations aviation fleet. The FluidScan handheld oil analysis system will be capable of meeting all oil evaluation and reporting requirements currently obtained via remote site testing. The primary outputs and efficiencies are as followed: FluidScan usable by average soldier to obtain on-the-spot fluid condition assessment in less than two minutes; system meets environmental compliance; equivalence to oil analysis in Tech Manual 38-301-2 determining contamination based on viscosity, moisture/water content, flash point, acidity, dispersancy, insolubles/total solids and particles/debris per Army Oil Analysis Program (AOAP) Technical Bulletin 43-0211. The RDT&E cost avoidance is $8.500 million. Procurement cost avoidance is $4.000 million. Operations and Support cost avoidance is $6.500 million. Completion date is October 2010.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- ede5168607b443e64905b4fb7b88254c