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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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bright stock
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A heavy residual lubricant stock with low pour point, used in finished blends to provide good bearing film strength, prevent scuffing, and reduce oil consumption. Usually ...

brinelling
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Permanent deformation of the bearing surfaces where the rollers (or balls) contact the races. Brinelling results from excessive load or impact on stationary bearings. It is a form ...

boiling range
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

For a mixture of substances, such as a petroleum fraction, the temperature interval between the initial and final boiling points.

bomb oxidation
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A test for the oxidation stability of a product obtained by sealing it in a closed container with oxygen under pressure. The drop in pressure of the oxygen is a measure of the ...

boundary lubrication
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Form of lubrication between two rubbing surfaces without development of a full-fluid lubricating film. Boundary lubrication can be made more effective by including additives in ...

boiling point
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The temperature at which a substance boils, or is converted into vapor by bubbles forming within the liquid; it varies with pressure.

blow-by
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Passage of unburned fuel and combustion gases past the piston rings of internal combustion engines, resulting in fuel dilution and contamination of the crankcase oil.

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