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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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copper strip corrosion

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The gradual eating away of copper surfaces as the result of oxidation or other chemical action. It is caused by acids or other corrosive agents.

coolant

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A fluid used to remove heat. See Cutting fluid.

contamination control

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A broad subject which applies to all types of material systems (including both biological and engineering). It is concerned with planning, organizing, managing, and implementing ...

contaminant lock

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A particle or fiber-induced jam caused by solid contaminants.

contaminant failure

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Any loss of performance due to the presence of contamination. Two basic types of contamination failure are: Perceptible.

compressed air

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Air at any pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.

compressibility

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A compound that enhances some property of, or imparts some new property to, the base fluid. In some hydraulic fluid formulations, the additive volume may constitute as much as 20 ...