Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Industrial lubricants

Flash point

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The temperature to which a combustible liquid must be heated to give off sufficient vapour to form momentarily a flammable mixture with air when a small flame is applied under specified conditions. ...

Engine deposits

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Hard or persistent accumulation of sludge, varnish and carbonaceous residues due to blow-by of unburned and partially burned fuel, or the partial breakdown of the crankcase lubricant. Water from the ...

Environmental contaminant

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

All material and energy present in and around an operating system, such as dust, air moisture, chemicals, and thermal energy.

Emission spectrometer

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Works on the basis that atoms of metallic and other particular elements emit light at characteristic wavelengths when they are excited in a flame, arc, or spark. Excited light is directed through an ...

End cap

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A ported or closed cover for the end of a philtre element.

Emulsion

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Intimate mixture of oil and water, generally of a milky or cloudy appearance. Emulsions may be of two types: oil-in water (where water is the continuous phase) and water-in-oil (where water is the ...

Emulsifier

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Additive that promotes the formation of a stable mixture, or emulsion, of oil and water. Common emulsifiers are: metallic soaps, certain animal and vegetable oils, and various polar compounds.