Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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ion exchange

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A transfer of ions between two electrolytes or between an electrolyte solution and a complex. The term normally denotes the processes of purification, separation and decontamination of aqueous and ...

International Lubricant Standardization and Approv

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A joint committee of AAMA and JAMA members that assists in the development of new minimum oil performance standards.

interfacial tension (IFT)

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The energy per unit area present at the boundary of two immiscible liquids. It is usually expressed in dynes/cm (ASTM Designation D 971. )

intercooler

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A device which cools a gas between the compressive steps of a multiple stage compressor.

intensifier

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A device which converts low pressure fluid power into higher pressure fluid power.

insolubles

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Particles of carbon or agglomerates of carbon and other material. Indicates deposition or dispersant drop-out in an engine. Not serious in a compressor or gearbox unless there has been a rapid ...