Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Industrial lubricants

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.

vapor pressure-reid (RVP)

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

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

vapor pressure

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Pressure of a confined vapor in equilibrium with its liquid at specified temperature thus, a measure of a liquid's volatility.

valve lifter

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Sometimes called a "cam follower," a component in engine designs that use a linkage system between a cam and the valve it operates. The lifter typically translates the rotational motion of the cam to ...

valve

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A device which controls fluid flow direction, pressure, or flow rate.

vacuum separator

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A separator that utilizes subatmospheric pressure to remove certain gases and liquids from another liquid because of their difference in vapor pressure.