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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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acid sludge

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The residue left after treating petroleum oil with sulfuric acid for the removal of impurities. It is a black, viscous substance containing the spent acid and impurities.

compounding

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The addition of fatty oils and similar materials to lubricants to impart special properties. Lubricating oils to which such materials have been added are known as compounded oils.

compounded oil

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A petroleum oil to which has been added other chemical substances.

compound

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

(1) chemically speaking, a distinct substance formed by the combination of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight and possessing physical and chemical properties ...

collapse

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

An inward structural failure of a filter element which can occur due to abnormally high pressure drop (differential pressure) or resistance to flow.

collapse pressure

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The minimum differential pressure that an element is designed to withstand without permanent deformation.

complex grease

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A lubricating grease thickened by a complex soap consisting of a normal soap and a complexing agent.