Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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filtration (beta) ratio

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The ratio of the number of particles greater than a given size in the influent fluid to the number of particles greater than the same size in the effluent fluid.

International Lubricant standardisation and Approv

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A joint committee of AAMA and JAMA members that assists in the development of new minimum oil performance standards.

Interfacial tension (IFT)

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The energy per unit area present at the boundary of two immiscible liquids. It is usually expressed in dynes/cm (ASTM Designation D 971. )

Intercooler

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A device which cools a gas between the compressive steps of a multiple stage compressor.

Intensifier

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A device which converts low pressure fluid power into higher pressure fluid power.

Insolubles

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Particles of carbon or agglomerates of carbon and other material. Indicates deposition or dispersant drop-out in an engine. Not serious in a compressor or gearbox unless there has been a rapid ...