Practical lubrication for industrial facilities

"This text provides an important reference which will enable the reliability professional, mechanic, machinist, or lubrication specialist to understand what matters most in a lubricant, and to distinguish mere sales talk from relevant facts. The information provided in this book is intended to...

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Other Authors: Bloch, Heinz P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lilburn, GA ; New York Fairmont Press Marcel Dekker 2000
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Table of Contents:
  • Principles of lubrication
  • Lubricant categories
  • Lubricant testing
  • General purpose R & O oils
  • Hydraulic fluids
  • Food grade and "environmentally friendly" lubricants
  • Synthetic lubricants
  • Lubricants for forest product and paper machines
  • Lubricating greases
  • Pastes, waxes and tribosystems
  • Centralized and oil mist lubrication systems
  • Bearings and other machine elements
  • Lubrication strategies for electric motor bearings
  • Gear lubrication
  • Compressors and gas turbines
  • Lube oil contamination and on-stream oil purification
  • Storage methods and lubricant handling
  • Successful oil analysis practices in the industrial plant
  • Appendix A : Lubrication program - work process manual
  • Appendix B : Tables, charts, and factors
  • Glossary of terms.