Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Viscosity

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Measurement of a fluid's resistance to flow. The common metric unit of absolute viscosity is the poise, which is defined as the force in dynes required to move a surface one square centimetre in area ...

Viscometer or viscosimeter

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

An apparatus for determining the viscosity of a fluid.

Varnish

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

When applied to lubrication, a thin, insoluble, nonwipeable film deposit occurring on interior parts, resulting from the oxidation and polymerization of fuels and lubricants. Can cause sticking and ...

Variable displacement pump

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A pump in which the displacement per cycle can be varied.

Vapour pressure-reid (RVP)

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Measure of the pressure of vapour accumulated above a sample of gasoline or other volatile fuel in a standard bomb at 100¦F (37. 8¦C). Used to predict the vapour locking tendencies of the fuel in a ...