Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 51 Issue 6

Black or white blues?

This paper discusses the lubrication of heavy load application and reports on a joint development project between the Technical University of Lulea in Sweden and Axel…

The influence of MoS2 on the mechanism of piston‐ring wear during the running‐in process

This report presents the results of a comparative test in which two similar new engines were run‐in under identical conditions except that in one case a molybdenum disulphide…

Use of Group II, Group III base stocks in hydraulic and industrial applications

Use of hydrotreated, hydrocracked and catalytically dewaxed base oils in hydraulic and industrial applications is increasing on a global scale. The hydrogenation and dewaxing…

Studies on tribological characteristics of alkylalkoxysilanes

Different percentages of calcium and lithium stearate greases were prepared using dimethyldi‐2‐ethyl‐1‐hexoxysilane and dimethyldi‐1‐dodecoxysilane as base oils by open kettle…

Principles and Applications of Tribology

BP's integrated oil reconditioning is latest addition to service offering

European Lubricating Grease Institute (ELGI) Annual General Meeting (AGM) - June 1999 Oslo, Norway

Oil in water - comparative results for Shimadzu fast GC determination

SKF fields total solutions to oil and gas slewing bearings maintenance problems

Forthcoming events

New Datacut grinding fluid reduces health risks from cobalt leaching

Vogel Ltd to distribute Mecafluid after recent agreement

Internal coating revolution makes the impossible possible for the oil and gas industry

Effective coolant management produces the results for British Aerospace

BP monitors the country's leading machine tool operators

Comment and opinion

Partnership signals introduction of total package for machine users

British Gear Association supports MSc course

New checkmate allows self certification of temperature monitoring

New measurement helpline will add competitive edge to companies operating in the oil sector

Revolutionary oxidation process to transform light alloy finishing and impact on oil and gas industry

New PQL provides entry-level option for ferrous debris monitoring

Texaco achieves QS9000 quality certification for European lubricants and coolants

BP cleans up

Burmah Castrol expansion of construction chemicals business