Route-based substance analysis system and method
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1. A route based analysis system comprising:
- a device including;
an oil sample cell;
an infrared spectrometer subsystem responsive to the oil sample cell and configured to produce a spectrum for oil introduced to the oil sample cell; and
a processing subsystem responsive to the infrared spectrometer subsystem and operating computer programs which;
display a route stored in a computer memory, including assets with oil to be inspected,determine the type of oil used in each asset by searching the computer memory,locate, for each asset on the route, one or more oil property methods specific to the oil used in the asset stored in the computer memory,locate, for each asset along the route, an alarm set specific to the asset stored in the computer memory,analyze the spectrum of each asset'"'"'s oil produced by the infrared spectrometer using said one or more stored specific methods producing oil properties after introducing said oil to the sample cell along the route, andcompare the oil properties with the stored alarm set specific to the asset; and
a display for displaying said oil properties and any alarm indications.
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A route based analysis system includes, in one version, an infrared spectrometer subsystem configured to produce a spectrum for oil introduced to an oil sample cell. The system displays a route including assets with oil to be inspected. The type of oil used in each asset is determined. For each asset on the route, one or more oil property methods specific to the oil used in the asset are located. The spectrum of each asset'"'"'s oil is analyzed using specific methods in order to produce oil properties.
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1. A route based analysis system comprising:
a device including; an oil sample cell; an infrared spectrometer subsystem responsive to the oil sample cell and configured to produce a spectrum for oil introduced to the oil sample cell; and a processing subsystem responsive to the infrared spectrometer subsystem and operating computer programs which; display a route stored in a computer memory, including assets with oil to be inspected, determine the type of oil used in each asset by searching the computer memory, locate, for each asset on the route, one or more oil property methods specific to the oil used in the asset stored in the computer memory, locate, for each asset along the route, an alarm set specific to the asset stored in the computer memory, analyze the spectrum of each asset'"'"'s oil produced by the infrared spectrometer using said one or more stored specific methods producing oil properties after introducing said oil to the sample cell along the route, and compare the oil properties with the stored alarm set specific to the asset; and a display for displaying said oil properties and any alarm indications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A route based analysis system comprising:
a portable handheld unit including; an oil sample cell; a display screen for displaying a route to specific locations of machines or engines; a spectrometer subsystem including an analyzer for producing a spectrum for oil loaded into the oil sample cell from a machine or engine at a said specific location along the route; a database with route data, oil property analysis methods and reference spectrums and alarm sets for different types of machines or engines along the route; the display screen also for displaying oil properties and any alarm indications for the oil loaded into the sample cell from the machine or engine at the said specific location along the route; and a processing subsystem responsive to the spectrometer subsystem and the database for displaying on the display screen the route and the oil properties and alarm indications for the oil loaded into the sample cell from the machine or engine at the said specific location along the route. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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