Following the recent announcement that Q8 Volta now meets MAN Turbo SPD and Alstom Power specifications, Q8Oils can confirm that its turbine oil – created using a high-quality Group III base fluid that has been specifically developed to offer outstanding resistance against ageing and oxidation – is now officially approved by all major gas and steam turbine circulation system OEMs including Siemens and GE Energy.

Commenting for Q8Oils, energy specialist Tony O’Keeffe says: “MAN Turbo SPD 10000494596 and Alstom Power HTGD 90117 approvals were achieved following months of exhaustive testing and we are delighted to add these specifications to an already impressive list of official OEM approvals that include Siemens TLV 9013 04, Siemens TLV 9013 05, GE Energy GEK 32568 and GE Energy GEK 107395.”

All oils in the Q8 Volta range can be used for either gas or steam turbine applications and exceed other OEM specifications such as ASTM D4304, Siemens MAT812108, Siemens Westinghouse M-Spec 55125Z3 and SolarTurbines/Turbomach ES 9-224. In addition, industry standard specifications include DIN 51515-1 & 2, BS 489, ISO 6743-5, ISO 8068 and JIS K-2213 Type 2.

Q8 Volta provides a long, trouble-free service life, excellent protection against rust and corrosion, outstanding water separation performance and features rapid air-release properties. Q8 Volta 32 and Q8 Volta 46 are developed specifically for conventional gas and steam turbines; and Q8 Volta EP 32 and Q8 Volta EP 46 for geared systems.

Following months of extensive laboratory trials, Q8Oils is delighted to announce that its Q8 Volta range of high-performance turbine oils has been approved for use on a number of gas and steam turbine circulation systems; and now meets the MAN Turbo SPD 10000494596 specification and Alstom Power’s HTGD 90117 specification. 

Unlike many conventional turbine oils that are based on Group I or Group II base fluids, Q8 Volta is created using a high-quality Group III base fluid that has been specifically developed to offer outstanding resistance against ageing and oxidation. It also provides a long, trouble-free service life, excellent protection against rust and corrosion, outstanding water separation performance and features rapid air-release properties.

Commenting for Q8Oils, energy specialist Tony O’Keeffe says: “Our laboratory tests confirm that Q8 Volta is unlike other turbine oils that simply meet OEM specifications, it is a quality oil designed and developed to last the five to ten years demanded by the latest gas and steam turbines.”

The new Q8 Volta range includes four turbine oils. Q8 Volta 32 and Q8 Volta 46 are developed specifically for conventional gas and steam turbines; and Q8 Volta EP 32 and Q8 Volta EP 46 for geared systems. All the oils in the range can also be used for either gas or steam turbine applications and will exceed the necessary industry standard specifications including DIN 51515-1 & 2, BS 489, ISO 6743-5 and ISO 8068.

Editors Notes
To ensure that Q8Oils develops oils that oxidise slowly, laboratory tests to artificially age oils are carried out over a ten-week period, during which lubricant breakdown (e.g. antioxidant decrease) is compared with performance indicators. Oils that oxidise slowly are not commonplace because most are designed to meet fresh oil specs and additives that perform well when fresh will not necessarily age slowly.

Each test is carried out in a controlled environment, with the oil temperature set to 135 degrees centigrade and an airflow rate of 6 ltr/hr. Steel catalyst bars are used to increase the speed of the oxidation process and therefore shorten the test duration. The pictures accompanying this press release show three oils (Q8 Volta EP 46 and two competitor products) following a ten-week laboratory test.