Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 29 Issue 1

Microbial degradation of marine lubricating oils

R.A. KING, P. McKEHZIE

OVER the past two years, ten vessels on intercontinental routes have been examined and found to have suffered varying degrees of microbiological deterioration of the main engine…

Relying on a petroleum base

G.D. GALVIN

G. D. GALVIN enlarges on tribological conditions determining the specification, terminology and use of various types of lubricant involving petroleum products.

GIRTH GEAR LUBRICATION PROBLEMS

M.W. MISE GREGORY

THE history of lubrication practice for heavy duty open gear drives has seen little progress to the present day in this country since the early days of throwing handfuls of a…

MORE ABOUT CUTTING FLUIDS

B. IVKOVIC

Dr B. IVKOVIC extends investigations into the effect of tool radioactivity for assessing the behaviour of cutting fluids in a variety of milling operations.

GEAR OILS ON TEST

Andrew G. Papay

GEAR oil testing is an enterprise involving large numbers of people and equipment and costing millions of dollars per year. It is used as a guide in the development of new gear…

SOME PRACTICES RELATED TO TRIBOLOGY

J.A. ROBERTSON

J. A. ROBERTSON addresses the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Tribology Group on the many‐sided health and safety risks arising from developments in modern industrial…

Mobil's new cutting oils

Introducing the Mobilmet 100 series of mineral oil based cutting fluids with long service life

SPECIAL LUBRICANTS

G. HENDERSON

G. HENDERSON looks at a decade of progress in purpose‐developed products for industry.