Abstract
In recent years, wind power has become one of the fastest growing energy supply industries in the world. In fact, wind turbines are considered to be fairly simple mechanical applications powered by the energy of the wind. In order to generate adequate amounts of energy, such systems are dependent on well-developed mechanical components and efficiencies. Efficiencies are fundamental processes for which assists in maximizing the output requirements for successful mechanical applications. This factor is extremely important for applications supplying energy. Efficiency does not always depend on the mechanical application; it does however dependent on how well it is maintained. This type of process is usually referred as preventive maintenance. Preventive maintenance are methods that manufactures and users establish to maintain mechanical applications. These processes aid in extending the life of machines and its components. In the wind power industry one of the aspects of preventive maintenance has to do with the lubrication. The concept is directly related to the study of fluid dynamics which in physics is defined as the science that studies the mechanics and properties of fluids. The goal of this study is to introduce new technology that can assist in monitoring and prevent catastrophic failures in systems. The study is to identify critical parameters that can be used to evaluate performance and transmit live data to remote and global databases. Some of the critical parameters identified in wind power industry as the primary causes of failures are oxidation, contamination and foam characteristics. These are critical parameters and should be used to establish advance methods to help develop tools to aid in the maintenance of the application. By developing an application that can monitor these parameters, it will have a significant contribution in the life of the application as well as provide economical support to manufactures and users.