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Function of Lubrication system
1. Reduced friction Lubricant forms an oil film on the surface of metals, converting solid friction into liquid friction to…
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Pressure-Viscosity Coefficient and Characteristics of Lubricants
Primary purpose of any industrial lubricant is to maintain a satisfactory lubricating film in between contacting surfaces; and importance of viscosity to…
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants 3 min read
Hydrodynamic Lubrication (HL)
Hydrodynamic lubrication is a way that is used to reduce friction and/or wear of rubbing solids with the aid of liquid (or semi-solid) lubricant. For…
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants 1 min read
Engine Friction and Lubrication
Engine friction – terminology – Pumping loss – Rubbing friction loss Engine Friction: terminology Friction components
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants 1 min read
Lubricant base stocks
Why are base stocks important? Lubricant properties affected by base stocks What are base stocks? Chemical bonds and terminology Base…
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants 2 min read
Bearing Lubrication
Lubricants take the form of either oil or grease. Oil lubricants are most common in high speed, high-temperature applications that…
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants 7 min read
Gasoline blending
One of the most critical economic issues for a petroleum refiner is selecting the optimal combination of components to produce final gasoline…
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants 1 min read
Isomerization Process
The isomerization process is gaining importance in the present refining context due to limitations on gasoline benzene, aromatics, and olefin…
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Alkylation
Alkylation, in petroleum refining, chemical process in which light, gaseous hydrocarbons are combined to produce high-octane components of gasoline. The light hydrocarbons…
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants 2 min read
Polymerization in Petroleum Refinery
The light vaporous hydrocarbons created by synergist breaking are exceptionally unsaturated and are normally changed over into high-octane gas segments…
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants 7 min read
Cracking methodologies
Thermal cracking Modern high-pressure thermal cracking operates at absolute pressures of about 7,000 kPa. An overall process of disproportionation can…
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants 5 min read
Visbreaking, thermal cracking, and coking
Since World War II the demand for light products (e.g., gasoline, jet, and diesel fuels) has grown, while the requirement for heavy industrial fuel…