The article covered, in some detail, five actual cases where we had performed fluid analysis on working systems, found issues, identified "culprits", and suggested solutions;

• A large facility where production had decreased.  The sample, extracted at operating temperature, was nearly solid at room temperature
• A chemical plant where a vacuum reactor was taking too long to heat.  It was due to a faulty sensor.
• A poultry processor suffered reduced throughput from a continuous convection oven.  Fluid analysis was normal, but further investigation revealed a coil blockage problem.
• Pressure fluctuations in another chemical facility, where fluid deterioration was suspected, turned out to be due to a far more common villain.
• A hot-roll calendaring operation was experiencing repeated seal failures on rotating joints.  Forensic persistence found high iron content in the suspended material in the fluid analysis.

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