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Title: Kinematic viscosity and density of engine oils

Abstract

In order to determine the loss of engine power due to internal friction and to estimate the performance of engine oil it is necessary to know its kinematic viscosity and density in a wide temperature range. The authors studied experimentally these physicochemical properties of a number of engine oils at temperatures from 18 to 90/sup 0/ with the aid of VPZh-2 capillary viscosimeters and single-neck pycnometers; the average errors of the measurements were about 1.5% in the case of viscosity and below 0.5% in the case of density.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5332095
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
J. Appl. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 60:2; Other Information: Translated from Zh. Prikl. Khim.; 60: No. 2, 437(Feb 1987)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; ENERGY LOSSES; SLIDING FRICTION; LUBRICATING OILS; DENSITY; PERFORMANCE TESTING; VISCOSITY; ACCURACY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ENERGY AUDITS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LUBRICATION; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; PYCNOMETERS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; AUDITS; DENSIMETERS; EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; FRICTION; HEAT ENGINES; LOSSES; LUBRICANTS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; OILS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TESTING; 320302* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Materials

Citation Formats

Porai-Koshits, A B, Penkina, N V, Ovchinnikova, R A, and Ashkinazi, L A. Kinematic viscosity and density of engine oils. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Porai-Koshits, A B, Penkina, N V, Ovchinnikova, R A, & Ashkinazi, L A. Kinematic viscosity and density of engine oils. United States.
Porai-Koshits, A B, Penkina, N V, Ovchinnikova, R A, and Ashkinazi, L A. 1987. "Kinematic viscosity and density of engine oils". United States.
@article{osti_5332095,
title = {Kinematic viscosity and density of engine oils},
author = {Porai-Koshits, A B and Penkina, N V and Ovchinnikova, R A and Ashkinazi, L A},
abstractNote = {In order to determine the loss of engine power due to internal friction and to estimate the performance of engine oil it is necessary to know its kinematic viscosity and density in a wide temperature range. The authors studied experimentally these physicochemical properties of a number of engine oils at temperatures from 18 to 90/sup 0/ with the aid of VPZh-2 capillary viscosimeters and single-neck pycnometers; the average errors of the measurements were about 1.5% in the case of viscosity and below 0.5% in the case of density.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5332095}, journal = {J. Appl. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 60:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
month = {Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 1987}
}