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Hydrodynamic Lubrication (HL)
Hydrodynamic lubrication is a way that is used to reduce friction and/or wear of rubbing solids with the aid…
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Engine Friction and Lubrication
Engine friction – terminology – Pumping loss – Rubbing friction loss Engine Friction: terminology Friction…
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Lubricant base stocks
Why are base stocks important? Lubricant properties affected by base stocks What are base stocks?…
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Bearing Lubrication
Lubricants take the form of either oil or grease. Oil lubricants are most common in…
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Gasoline blending
One of the most critical economic issues for a petroleum refiner is selecting the optimal combination of…
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Isomerization Process
The isomerization process is gaining importance in the present refining context due to limitations on…
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Alkylation
Alkylation, in petroleum refining, chemical process in which light, gaseous hydrocarbons are combined to produce high-octane…
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Polymerization in Petroleum Refinery
The light vaporous hydrocarbons created by synergist breaking are exceptionally unsaturated and are normally changed…
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Cracking methodologies
Thermal cracking Modern high-pressure thermal cracking operates at absolute pressures of about 7,000 kPa. An…
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Visbreaking, thermal cracking, and coking
Since World War II the demand for light products (e.g., gasoline, jet, and diesel fuels) has grown, while…