Table of Contents
- 1 What are the methods of lubrication?
- 2 What are industrial lubricants made of?
- 3 What properties make a lubricant considerable?
- 4 What are the roles of lubricants?
- 5 What are the different types of lubricants?
- 6 How to choose the right lubricant for your industrial equipment?
- 7 Why is it important to choose the right lubricant for mining?
What are the methods of lubrication?
Most common methods used for lubrication in conventional methods are:
- Drip oil feed lubrication.
- Splash oil feed lubrication.
- Force oil feed lubrication.
- Grease lubrication.
What are industrial lubricants made of?
The most common industrial lubricants primarily consist of a base oil and are either mineral-based, synthetic, or vegetable-based. Additives are also added to the base oil to optimize the properties of the lubricant. Another form of lubricant, grease, is made by combining a base oil with a thickening agent.
What are the qualities to be considered in selecting a lubrication oil?
Wear (lubricants can reduce mechanical and corrosive wear) Corrosion (quality lubricants protect surfaces from corrosive substances) Contamination (lubricants transport particles and other contaminants to filters and separators) Temperature (lubricants can absorb and transfer heat)
What properties make a lubricant considerable?
A good lubricant generally possesses the following characteristics:
- A high boiling point and low freezing point (in order to stay liquid within a wide range of temperature)
- A high viscosity index.
- Thermal stability.
- Hydraulic stability.
- Demulsibility.
- Corrosion prevention.
- A high resistance to oxidation.
What are the roles of lubricants?
What is the role of a lubricant?
- Cools hot areas of an engine and moving parts.
- Reduces friction: A lubricant helps to improve engine efficiency and helps to reduce fuel consumption.
- Protects mechanical parts against wear and corrosion: guaranteeing long life and efficiency of the engine.
What is lubrication in industry?
Industrial lubricants are designed to protect your equipment against wear and tear, reduce downtime, prolong service intervals, lower maintenance costs, increase efficiency, and boost the productivity of your processes.
What are the different types of lubricants?
Consider that: There are three (3) classifications of a lubricant: Grease, for example, is made up of an oil base stock, thickeners, and functional additives to enhance performance. There are standard base stocks such as mineral oils and standard thickeners such as lithium/ lithium complex.
How to choose the right lubricant for your industrial equipment?
It’s best to use an industrial lubricant that meets the specific demands of your operation. There are new advancements in lubrication that could prove to be more reliable or extend equipment life further if you are willing to do the research and understand the basics. We recommend customers understand the “4 C’s to Lubrication”:
Why is it important to have a lubrication plan?
This will ensure that the proper lubrication procedures for each piece of equipment throughout the plant will be followed by all maintenance personnel. Putting together a lubrication plan should become part of the maintenance standard operating procedures.
Why is it important to choose the right lubricant for mining?
Selecting the right lubricant in each scenario can have considerable pay-off. Choosing the right lubricant is even more essential if you are operating in an aggressive environment such as a mine where there is typically high moisture, corrosion, and extreme temperatures.