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Industrial machinery

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

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seal face

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

It is either of the two lapped surfaces in a mechanical seal assembly forming the primary seal.

seal chamber

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The area between the seal chamber bore and a shaft in which a mechanical seal is installed.

paraffinic

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A type of petroleum fluid derived from paraffinic crude oil and containing a high proportion of straight chain saturated hydrocarbons. Often susceptible to cold flow problems.

paraffin

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Any hydrocarbon identified by saturated straight (normal) or branched (iso) carbon chains; also called an alkane. The generalized paraffinic molecule can be symbolized by the ...

paper chromatography

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A method which involves placing a drop of fluid on a permeable piece of paper and noting the development and nature of the halos, or rings, surrounding the drop through time. The ...

PAO synthetic fluid

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Polyalphaolefins, often called synthetic hydrocarbons, are probably the most common type of synthetic base oil used today. They are moderately priced, provide excellent ...

PAG synthetic fluid

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Polyalkaline glycol have excellent oxidative and thermal stability, very high VI, excellent film strength and an extremely low tendency to leave deposits on machine surfaces. The ...