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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830607703321

Autore

Srivastava S. P (Som Prakash), <1940->

Titolo

Developments in lubricant technology / / S.P. Srivastava

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-90794-9

1-118-90782-5

1-118-90786-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (851 p.)

Disciplina

621.8

621.8/9

621.89

Soggetti

Lubrication and lubricants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction-lubricant scenario -- Classification of lubricants -- Mineral and chemically modified lubricating base oils -- Synthesised base oils -- Lubricant additives and their evaluation -- Lubrication, friction and wear -- Steam and gas turbine oils -- Hydraulic fluids -- Compressor, vacuum pump and refrigeration oils -- Gear oils and transmission fluids -- Industrial and automotive gear oils -- Automatic transmission fluids -- Passenger car motor oils -- Engine oils for commercial vehicles -- 2-stroke and small engine lubricants -- Rail road, marine, and natural gas engine oils -- Metal working fluids -- Lubricants blending, quality control, and handling of lubricants -- Re-refining and recycling of lubricants -- In-service monitoring of lubricants and failure analysis -- Lubricant tests and their significance.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides a fundamental understanding of lubricants and lubricant technology including emerging lubricants such as synthetic and environmentally friendly lubricants Teaches the reader to understand the role of technology involved in the manufacture of lubricants Details both major industrial oils and automotive oils for various engines Covers emerging lubricant technology such as synthetic and



environmentally friendly lubricants Discusses lubricant blending technology, storage, re-refining and condition monitoring of lubricant in equipment