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Setting up Fluid Contaminants

Fluid contamination effects the correct operation of equipment and can have significant impact on productivity and maintenance costs. When defining fluid types in APM, you can identify the contaminants to which the fluid is susceptible as well as their triggering points for calculated indicators. When setting up the fluid contaminants value list, you can identify each contaminant and up to four calculation factors. The factors can then be selected on fluid types and calculated indicators that reference the contaminant.

This topic explains how to set up a fluid contaminant.

1.	From the Site window, select the Fluid Condition view, Settings tab. Select the Fluid Condition Settings node in the tree.

Tip: You can also click the Administration menu and Fluid Condition Settings. The Fluid Condition Settings dialog appears.

2.	Select the Fluid Contaminants tab. This tab lists contaminants defined for the site.

3.	Click New. The Fluid Contaminant Properties dialog appears:

4.	Provide a descriptive identifier for the contaminant.

5.	Enter an abbreviation to represent the contaminant.

6.	If you wish to change the graphic that identifies the contaminant in tables and charts, click Change Icon, select a different icon, and click OK.

7.	In the Calculation factors area, select the number of factors to support. The maximum is four. The factors are used in calculated indicators that reference the contaminant.

8.	For each of the factors, provide a label to identify it.

9.	Select the Description tab to add more information.

10.	Click OK to close the Fluid Contaminant Properties dialog. The contaminant is added to the Fluid Contaminants table.