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Automobile Fuel & Lubricants

Copper Strip Corrosion

This is a qualitative method that is used to determine the level of corrosion of petroleum products. In…

July 16, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants

Aniline point

The aniline point of an oil is defined as the minimum temperature at which equal volumes of aniline (C6H5NH2) and lubricant oil…

July 16, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants

What is API Gravity?

Industry indicator API gravity is short for American Petroleum Institute gravity, an inverse measure that is used to determine…

July 16, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants

Fuel viscosity control

Fuel viscosity control is a technique to control viscosity and temperature of fuel oil (FO) for efficient combustion in diesel engines of motor vessels and generators of oil-fired power…

July 16, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants

Vapor pressure

Vapor pressure is an important quality specification for gasoline. Specifically, vapor pressure is a measure of the volatility of…

July 16, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants

Flash point and fire point

FLASH POINT :- A certain concentration of vapor in the air is necessary to sustain combustion, and that…

July 16, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants

Fuel Calorific Values

The calorific value of a fuel is the quantity of heat produced by its combustion – at constant…

July 16, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants

Relative Density

Relative density is the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density…

July 16, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants

Fuel Thermochemistry

Thermochemistry and One Ignition Cycle: Thermochemistry deals with energy, heat and work. Much of what we study deals with…

July 16, 2021 · Prabhu TL
Automobile Fuel & Lubricants

What is Grease?

A solid or semi-solid product of dispersion of a thickening agent in lubricating oil. Other ingredients imparting special…

July 16, 2021 · Prabhu TL