DEVICE FOR ASSESSING OIL VITALITY WITHOUT REQUIRING A CLEAN OIL SAMPLE

摘要

A handheld device (10) for determining a degree of degradation of an oil sample comprises a sample well (30) for receiving the oil sample, an analyzer for measuring a desired property of the same sample when the sample is in the sample well, and a selectable device (50, 60) for providing a benchmark value for the desired property. The selectable device may comprise a calibration sample that can be placed in communication with the measuring means or a lookup table. The selectable device may be provided as one of a plurality of selectable devices.