Lubrication Fundamentals

Second Edition
edited by D.M. Pirro

This newly revised and expanded reference discusses product basics, machine elements that require lubrication, methods of application, lubricant storage and handling, and lubricant conservation.

The Second Edition emphasizes the need for lubrication and careful lubricant selection!

Thoroughly updated and rewritten, this reference features:

• A new chapter dedicated to the refining process, highlighting the latest technology and detailed descriptions of base stocks
• Coverage of hydraulic systems, novel environmental lubricants, and currentlubricant testing methods
• An examination of the latest lubrication requirements, petroleum crude selection, and product formulation and evaluation
• And much more!

Outlining the emergence of higher performance-specialty application oils and greases, Lubrication Fundamentals 2nd Edition is a classic reference for mechanical, design, lubrication (tribology), automotive, gear and transmission, and structural engineers, and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-education students in these disciplines.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Refining Processes and Lubricant Base Stocks
3. Lubricating Oils
4. Lubricating Greases
5. Synthetic Lubricants
6. Environmental Lubricants
7. Hydraulics
8. Lubricating Films and Machine Elements: Bearings, Slides, Ways, Gears, Couplings, Chains, Wire Rope
9. Lubricant Application
10. Internal Combustion Engines
11. Stationary Gas Turbines
12. Steam Turbines
13. Hydraulic Turbines
14. Nuclear Reactors and Power Generation
15. Automotive Chassis Components
16. Automotive Transmissions and Drive Trains
17. Compressors
18. Handling, Storing, and Dispensing Lubricants
19. In-Plant Handling and Purification for Lubricant Conservation

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