Industrial machinery

Industrial machinery

Of or pertaining to machines or parts of machines that are used in an industrial setting.

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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.

solvent extraction

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

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 ...

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. ...

solvency

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Ability of a fluid to dissolve inorganic materials and polymers, which is a function of aromaticity.

solid

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Any substance having a definite shape which it does not readily relinquish. More generally, any substance in which the force required to produce a deformation depends upon the ...