Rheological Properties of Lubricants

This book contains all basic physical and chemical data concerning lubricants with respect to their rheological behavior. It will enable readers to grasp one of the most critical aspects of lubricant properties more easily. It is intended for engineers in the automotive and petroleum industries as well as for researchers, scientists, technicians and students concerned with lubrication, fluid mechanics and the chemistry of lubricants.

This book is available in French under the title "Propriétés rhéologiques des lubrifiants".

Contents :

1. Basic concepts. 2. Different types of fluid. 3. The measurement of viscosity. 4. Oil viscosity and temperature. 5. Viscosity of mineral oil blends. 6. Variation in viscosity with pressure. 7. Structure/property relationships of viscosity and flow at low temperature. 8. Viscosity index improvers. 9. Principles of oil blending and use of the Groff chart. Bibliography. Index.