Handbook 1998: Refrigeration. Chapter 7 - Lubricants in refrigerant systems. (8 of 51)
Publication Year
1998
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
The primary function of a lubricant is to reduce friction and minimise wear. A lubricant achieves this by interposing a film between moving surfaces that reduces direct solid-to-solid contact or lowers the coefficient of friction. Understanding the role of a lubricant requires an analysis of the surfaces to be lubricated. Covers regimes of lubrication: Full fluid film or hydrodynamic, Boundary and Mixed fluid film or quasi-hydrodynamic. Also covers tests for boundary lubrication.
Document History
This document is part of a larger document, Handbook 1998: Refrigeration, which has been split into parts for ease of use.
ISBN
9781883413545
Publisher Information
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Founded in 1894, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers is an international organisation who provide technical and educational information on the industry. The most commonly known are the ASHRAE Handbooks covering refrigeration, fundamentals and HVAC systems and applications.
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