Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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viscous

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Possessing viscosity. Frequently used to imply high viscosity.

Additives that increase the viscosity of the fluid throughout its useful temperature range. Such additives are polymers that possess thickening power as a result of their high molecular weight and ...

viscosity modifier

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Lubricant additive, usually a high molecular weight polymer, that reduces the tendency of an oil's viscosity to change with temperature.

viscosity index (VI)

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A commonly used measure of a fluid's change of viscosity with temperature. The higher the viscosity index, the smaller the relative change in viscosity with temperature.

viscosity grade

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Any of a number of systems which characterize lubricants according to viscosity for particular applications, such as industrial oils, gear oils, automotive engine oils, automotive gear oils, and ...

viscosity

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Measurement of a fluid's resistance to flow. The common metric unit of absolute viscosity is the poise, which is defined as the force in dynes required to move a surface one square centimeter in area ...