Machinery Lubrication India Jan Feb 14 10 | Page 18

costs. In fact, the cost
of

replacing

a

damaged bearing or
by

keeping

equipment

plant
running

during peak summer
months could easily
justify reducing the
risk of repeat failures.
For

example,

10-percent

a

power

reduction at a nuclear
Connecting a kidney-loop filtration system to a tank or reservoir can help reduce the risks when bringing
equipment back into service.

amount of flashing, which causes
damage and erosion of Babbitted and
non-Babbitted surfaces.

Keep in mind that the expense of an
auxiliary filtration skid can be quickly
offset by a reduction in maintenance

plant

during

peak

summer temperatures

would pay for auxiliary filtration
systems on most challenged equipment
within days.

Across
3

Crossword

Puzzler

4

5

7
9
12
13

14
15

16

Property of a lubricant that acts to prevent scuffing
or scoring of metal parts.
All material and energy present in and around an
operating system, such as dust, moisture, chemicals
and thermal energy.
The process of mixing lubricants or components for
the purpose of obtaining the desired physical and/or
chemical properties.
The residue left after treating petroleum oil with
sulfuric acid for the removal of impurities.
Any substance having basic (as opposed to acidic)
properties.
Unit of pressure in the metric system.
In lubrication, either an additive or a compounded
lubricant having the property of keeping insoluble
matter in suspension, thus preventing its deposition
where it would be harmful.
Filters located upstream of the reservoir but after fluid
has passed through the system's output components.
Property that describes the degree and rate at which
a liquid will vaporize under given conditions of
temperature and pressure.
A highly alkaline substance such as sodium hydroxide.

Down
1

2
6

8

10
11
Get the solution on page 20

16| January-February 2014 | www.machinerylubricationindia.com

The phenomenon observed among gear lubricants
and greases when they thicken due to cold weather
or other causes, to such an extent that a groove
is formed through which the part to be lubricated
moves without actually coming in full contact with
the lubricant.
Additive designed to inhibit the growth of microorga