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Industrial lubricants

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Industrial lubricants

aeration

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The state of air being suspended in a liquid such as a lubricant or hydraulic fluid.

actuator

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A device used to convert fluid energy into mechanical motion.

additive

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A chemical substance added to a petroleum product to impart or improve certain properties. Common petroleum product additives are: antifoam agent, anti-wear additive, corrosion inhibitor, ...

adsorptive filtration

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The attraction to, and retention of particles in, a filter medium by electrostatic forces, or by molecular attraction between the particles and the medium.

adsorption

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Adhesion of the molecules of gases, liquids, or dissolved substances to a solid surface, resulting in relatively high concentration of the molecules at the place of contact; e.g. The plating out of ...

acid

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

In a restricted sense, any substance containing hydrogen in combination with a nonmetal or nonmetallic radical and capable of producing hydrogen ions in solution.

acid number

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The quantity of base, expressed in milligrams of potassium hydroxide, that is required to neutralize the acidic constituents in 1 g of sample.

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