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pressures are the greatest.
Moving parts are lubricated to reduce friction, wear, and heat. The most commonly
used lubricants are oils, greases, and graphite compounds. Each lubricant serves a different
purpose. The conditions under which two moving surfaces are to work determine the type
of lubricant to be used and the system selected for distributing the lubricant.
On slow moving parts with a minimum of pressure, an oil groove is usually sufficient
to distribute the required quantity of lubricant to the surfaces moving on each other .
A second common method of lubrication is the splash system in which parts moving in
a reservoir of lubricant pick up sufficient oil which is then distributed to all moving parts
during each cycle. This system is used in the crankcase of lawn-mower engines to lubricate
the crankshaft, connecting rod ,and parts of the piston.
A lubrication system commonly used in industrial plants is the pressure system. In this
system, a pump on a machine carries the lubricant to all of the bearing surfaces at a
constant rate and quantity.
There are numerous other systems of lubrication and a considerable number of
lubricants available for any given set of operating conditions. Modern industry pays greater
attention to the use of the proper lubricants than at previous time because of the increased
speeds, pressures, and operating demands placed on equipment and devices.
Although one of the main purposes of lubrication is reduce friction, any substance-
liquid , solid , or gaseous-capable of controlling friction and wear between sliding surfaces
can be classed as a lubricant.
Varieties of lubrication
Unlubricated sliding. Metals that have been carefully treated to
remove all foreign materials seize and weld to one another when slid
together. In the absence of such a high degree of cleanliness, adsorbed
gases, water vapor ,oxides, and contaminants reduce frictio9n and the
tendency to seize but usually result in severe wear; this is called
“unlubricated ”or dry sliding.
Fluid-film lubrication. Interposing a fluid film that completely
separates the sliding surfaces results in fluid-film lubrication. The
fluid may be introduced intentionally as the oil in the main bearing of
an automobile, or unintentionally, as in the case of water between a
smooth tuber tire and a wet pavement. Although the fluid is usually a
liquid such as oil, water, and a wide range of other materials, it may
also be a gas. The gas most commonly employed is air.
Boundary lubrication. A condition that lies between unlubricated
sliding and fluid-film lubrication is referred to as boundary
lubrication, also defined as that condition of lubrication in which the
friction between surfaces is determined by the properties of the surfaces
and properties of the lubricant other than viscosity. Boundary
lubrication encompasses a significant portion of lubrication phenomena
and commonly occurs during the starting and stopping off machines.
Solid lubrication. Solid such as graphite and molybdenum disulfide
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