Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Industrial lubricants

detergent oil

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Is a lubricating oil possessing special sludge-dispersing properties usually conferred on the oil by the incorporation of special additives. Detergent oils hold formed sludge particles in suspension ...

depth filter

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A filter medium that retains contaminants primarily within tortuous passages.

mineral oil

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Oil derived from a mineral source, such as petroleum, as opposed to oils derived from plants and animals.

metalworking lubricant

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Any lubricant, usually petroleum-based, that facilitates the cutting or shaping of metal. Basic types of metalworking lubricants are: cutting and tapping fluids, drawing compounds, etc.

microscope method

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A method of particle counting which measures or sizes particles using an optical microscope.

micron

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A unit of length. One Micron = 39 millionths of an inch (. 000039"). Contaminant size is usually described in microns. Relatively speaking, a grain of salt is about 60 microns and the eye can see ...