Problem: At a large Petrochemical facility near Houston, Texas, there was ingression of Acetylene Gas through a leaking seal into the 750-gallon lube oil system of a Gas Compressor. High concentrations of light end hydrocarbon gases (including H2S, Benzene, Toluene, and Acetylene) drive down the flashpoint of compressor oils to very low and dangerous levels, and they also adversely affect the viscosity of the ISO VG 32 compressor oil, inhibiting its ability to act as an effec
