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turbine oil
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants
A top-quality rust- and oxidation-inhibited (R&O) oil that meets the rigid requirements traditionally imposed on steam-turbine lubrication. Quality turbine oils are also distinguished by good ...
thixotropy
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants
That property of a lubricating grease which is manifested by a softening in consistency as a result of shearing followed by a hardening in consistency starting immediately after the shearing is ...
tribology
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants
The science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion, including the study of lubrication, friction and wear. Tribological wear is wear that occurs as a result of relative motion at ...
total base number (TBN)
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants
The quantity of acid, expressed in terms of the equivalent number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide that is required to neutralize all basic constituents present in 1 gram of sample. (ASTM ...
total acid number (TAN)
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants
The quantity of base, expressed in milligrams of potassium hydroxide, that is required to neutralize all acidic constituents present in 1 gram of sample. (ASTM Designation D 974. ) See Acid Number.
timken ok load
Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants
The heaviest load that a test lubricant will sustain without scoring the test block in the Timken Test procedures, ASTM Methods D 2509 (greases) and D 2782 (oils).