Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Industrial lubricants

Spin-on philtre

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A throw-away type bowl and element assembly that mates with a permanently installed head.

Spindle oil

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A light-bodied oil used principally for lubricating textile spindles and for light, high-speed machinery.

Spectrographic oil analysis programme (SOAP)

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Procedures for extracting fluid samples from operating systems and analysing them spectrographically for the presence of key elements.

Spectrographic analysis

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Determines the concentration of elements represented in the entrained fluid contaminant.

Specific gravity

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The ratio of the weight of a given volume of liquid to the weight of an equal volume of water.

A refining process used to separate components (unsaturated hydrocarbons) from lube distillates in order to improve the oil's oxidation stability, viscosity index, and response to additives. The oil ...

Solvent

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A material with a strong capability to dissolve a given substance. The most common petroleum solvents are mineral spirits, xylene, toluene, hexane, heptane, and naphthas. Aromatic-type solvents have ...