Chemistry and Technology of Lubricants
The Chemistry and Technology of Lubricants describes the chemical components that contribute to the formulation of liquid lubricants followed by discussion of lubricant technology for specific applications. The individual components are described in
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Roy M. Mortier · Malcolm F. Fox · Stefan T. Orszulik Editors
Chemistry and Technology of Lubricants Third Edition
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Editors Dr. Roy M. Mortier Chalfont House Sevenhampton, Swindon United Kingdom SN6 7QA [email protected]
Prof. Malcolm F. Fox University of Leeds School of Mechanical Engineering Leeds United Kingdom LS2 9JT [email protected]
Dr. Stefan T. Orszulik 6 The Kestrels, Grove Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 0QA, UK
ISBN 978-1-4020-8661-8 e-ISBN 978-1-4020-8662-5 DOI 10.1023/b105569 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009926950 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The third edition of this book reflects how the chemistry and technology of lubricants have developed since the first edition was published in 1992. Refinery processes have become more precise in defining the physical and chemical properties of higher quality mineral base oils, Part I, Chapters 1 and 2, beneficial with the move away from Gp.I mineral base oils towards Gps.II and III, synthetic base oils such as poly-α-olefins (PAOs), the esters and others. New and existing additives have improved performance through enhanced understanding of their action, Part II, Chapters 3–7. Applications have become more rigorous, Part III, Chapters 8–14. The performance, specification and testing of lubricants has become more focused on higher level requirements, Part IV, Chapters 15–17. The acceleration of performance development in the past 35 years has been as significant as in the previous century. The performance and life between service changes of lubricants have extended dramatically and are expected to extend more, Chapters 9 and 10. Yet more performance will still be required but it will also include the lubricant’s ability to ‘stay in grade’ for efficiency savings and withstand the conditions arising from the use of advanced environmental emission controls, such as for Euro 5 and 6 engines and their North American equivalents. The physical benefits of having a lubricant film between surfaces in relative motion have been known for several millennia. Dowson [1] found an Egyptian hieroglyph of a large stone block hauled by many slaves. Close inspection shows fluid, presumably water, being poured into the immediate path of the block. Moderately refined vegetable oils and fats were increasingly used to lubricate machines and carriage/wagon bearings; the benefits of reducing the force needed to operate them were a widely received wisdom up to the end of the middle ages, ∼1450 AD. Increasin
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