Ishchuk Yu.L. Lubricating Grease. Manufacturing Technology

New Age International Publisher, 2005. — 248 p.Lubricating grease (or grease, to use a short name), leaving aside synthetic grease for the moment, is arguably amongst the highest value added petroleum products. Lubricating greases play very crucial role in the performance of automobiles, industrial machinery and appliances which almost every one of us use, rely upon or work with everyday. Lubricating greases account for about 5% of the global consumption of the lubricants, which in turn account for about 1% of all petroleum products. Thus, in volume terms, lubricating greases constitute a relatively small, specialized industry. Nonetheless, the importance of lubricating greases can not be overemphasized. The world would quite literally grind to a halt without lubricating greases.There are not many books on lubricating greases. Even the very few books that are available in English language, largely encapsulate the work and knowledge developed in north america and west Europe. Significant scientific and technological advancements were achieved in the erstwhile east bloc countries during the second half of the 20th century. However, it is only over the last two decades that those outside the erstwhile east bloc have been getting glimpses of the prolific work done by scientists and technologists in that part of the world. This book endeavours to further this process in a small way.Abbreviations Used
Overview of Lubricating Greases
Colloidal Nature of Lubricating Greases
Basic Types of Modern Lubricating Greases and their ClassificationDispersion Medium of Lubricating Greases
Petroleum Oils
Synthetic OilsDispersed Phase of Lubricating Greases
Soap Thickeners
Solid Hydrocarbons
Inorganic Thickeners
Organic ThickenersAdditives and Fillers
Additives
FillersCharacteristic of Lubricating Grease Production Technology. Its Main Stages and Their Significance in Formation of Structure and Properties of GreasesProcessing Conditions And Layouts Of Grease Manufacturing Plants, Determination Of Their Capacity
Efficient Layout of Buildings, Arrangement of Equipment, Configuration
of Main Process and Auxiliary Flows of Stock Containers, and Finished Products
Plant for Manufacture of Soap Greases by Intermittent Method
Plant for Manufacture of Soap Greases by Intermittent Method with Use of Autoclave-Contactor
Plant for Manufacture of Soap Greases by Semicontinuous Method
Plants for Manufacture of Greases with Finished Air-Dry Soaps by Semicontinuous and Continuous Methods
Plants for Manufacture of Soap Greases by Continuous Method
Plant for Manufacture of Greases Thickened with Highly Dispersed Inorganic and Organic Thickeners
Plant For Manufacture of Hydrocarbon Greases
Determination of Capacity of Lubricating Grease Manufacturing Plants and Shops
Stage-by-Stage Temperature Conditions of Manufacture of Main Types of
Soap GreasesSelection Of Equipment For Individual Stages Of Lubricating Grease Manufacturing ProcessAutomation of Manufacturing Processes, In-Process Inspection of Quality Of Intermediate and of Finished Greases