Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Oil consumption ratio

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Annual oil purchases divided by machine charge volume. For example, if you purchased 10,000 gallons of oil in one year and the total amount of oil that all of your machine holds is 4,200 gallons, ...

Oil drain

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A large bolt or plug that secures the drain hole in the oil pan. It is generally fitted with a gasket or O-ring to prevent leakage.

Oil consumption

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The amount of lubricating fluid that is consumed by a machine, production line, plant or company over a given period of time.

Oil change

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The act of replacing dirty oil with clean oil.

Oil analysis

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The routine activity of analysing lubricant properties and suspended contaminants for the purpose of monitoring and reporting timely, meaningful and accurate information on lubricant and machine ...

Oil

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A greasy, unctuous liquid of vegetable, animal, mineral or synthetic origin.

Obliteration

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A synergistic phenomenon of both particle silting and polar adhesion. When water and silt particles co-exist in a fluid containing long-chain molecules, the tendency for valves to undergo ...