PAO-based synthetic lubricants in industrial applications

Lubrication Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-30

  Moore, L D ^a   Fels, D R ^a   Seay, A B ^a   Lopez, C ^a   Harris, K E ^a   Peck, D A ^a  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MAINTENANCE; POLYOLEFINS; RELIABILITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VISCOSITY;

VISCOSITY INDEX;

LUBRICANTS;

LUBRICANT; POLYALPHAOLEFIN; SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT;

EID: 0037208132     PISSN: 00247154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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