Fairmont Press, 1998, 286 pages, ISBN: 0881732567
Oil mist lubrication is used on literally thousands of pumps and electric motors in the U.S. petrochemical industry. This lubrication method has been demonstrated toreduce rolling element bearing failures by as much as 90%, thus offering significant technical and economic advantages over other lubrication systems. This comprehensive guide book provides plant managers and maintenance engineers with a ready resource to understand the design parameters, application and economics of this important lubrication technology. The information presented is based on years of hands-on experience and extensive research which have clearly demonstrated the reliability and profitability advantages of oil mist lubrication in a broad spectrum of industrial settings. This is the first book to present specific user-oriented design details covering application for machine tools, pumps, electric motors and other rotating equipment in the paper, pharmaceutical, steel, petrochemical, textile and other process industries.
Practical ApplicationsThe Impact of Oil-mist Lubrication
Operating Principles and Systems Overview
Lubricants for Oil-mist Systems
Components of a Plant-Wide Oil-mist System
Oil-mist Application and Venting
Lubricant Collection
Selecting the Application Fittings
Rating Individual Machine Elements
Electric Motor Lubrication
Closed-Loop Oil-mist Installations
Sparing and Redundancy Considerations
Specifications for Oil-mist Systems
Field Implementation
Shipping and Storing Oil-mist-Lubricated Equipment
Economic Justification for Dry-Sump Oil-mist Lubrication
Scientific PrinciplesOverview of Scientific Principles
Generation of Oil Mist
Supply of Oil Mist to Application Points
Reclassification of Oil Mist
Deposition of Oil at the Point of Application and Stray Mist
Tribological Performance of Oil-mist Lubrication
AppendicesASample Specification for Oil-mist Lubrication Systems
BOil-mist System Troubleshooting Chart
CConversion Data