Industrial lubricants

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Bulk modulus of elasticity

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A ratio of normal stress to a change in volume. A term used in determining the compressibility of a fluid. Data for petroleum products can be found in the International Critical Tables.

Built-in-dirt

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Material passed into the effluent stream composed of foreign materials incorporated into the philtre medium.

Bubble point

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The differential gas pressure at which the first steady stream of gas bubbles is emitted from a wetted philtre element under specified test conditions.

Brookfield viscosity

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Apparent viscosity in cP determined by Brookfield viscometer, which measures the torque required to rotate a spindle at constant speed in oil of a given temperature. Basis for ASTM Method D 2983; ...

British thermal unit (BTU)

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit.

Rerefining

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A process of reclaiming used lubricant oils and restoring them to a condition similar to that of virgin stocks by filtration, clay adsorption or more elaborate methods.

Remaining useful life

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

An opinion (based on data, observations, history, records, exposure, etc. ) of the number of years before a fluid, system or component will require replacement or reconditioning.