Lubricants Testing
Lubricant quality testing from our Total Quality Assurance experts .Lubricant testing and oil condition monitoring provides quality and condition assessment of lubricants and oils used in engines and other expensive machinery…
Requirements and properties of lubricants
Lubricants must have the following main characteristics · Keep surfaces separate under all loads, temperatures and speeds, thus minimizing friction and wear. · Act as a cooling fluid removing the heat produced…
Lubricants : Classification and properties
A substance which is capable of reducing friction between two surfaces which are sliding over each other is called Lubricant. Due to Lubricant the co-efficient of friction between two rubbing…
Synthetic Lubricants
Synthetics aren’t new; they’ve been around for 70 years. Esters were used in WWII by both Germany and the U.S. to keep equipment running under harsh conditions. Only in the…
Lubricant additives, explained
Additives are a chemical component or blend used at a specific treat rate, generally from < 1 to 35 percent, to provide one or more functions in the fluid. Ideally,…
Additives in lubricating oils
Additives are substances formulated for improvement of the anti-friction, chemical and physical properties of base oils (mineral, synthetic, vegetable or animal), which results in enhancing the lubricant performance and extending the equipment life.Combination of different…
Determining the Cause of Oil Degradation
There are many causes that can result in the degrading of your lube oil. The most common are oxidation, thermal breakdown of the lube oil, micro-dieseling, additive depletion and contamination.…
Requirements and characteristics of lubricants
The main requirements for lubricants are that they are able to:Keep surfaces separate under all loads, temperatures and speeds, thus minimising friction and wear.Act as a cooling fluid removing the heat produced…
Function of Lubrication system
1. Reduced friction Lubricant forms an oil film on the surface of metals, converting solid friction into liquid friction to reduce friction, which is the most common and essential function…
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 achieve this is univocally known in industrial maintenance practices. However,…
