New Method of Measuring Permanent Viscosity Loss of Polymer-Containing Lubricants

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 631-639

  Holtzinger, Jennifer ^a   Green, Jonathan ^b   Lamb, Gordon ^b   Atkinson, David ^b   Spikes, Hugh ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BP Castrol Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High shear rate; Permanent shear stability; Shear stability; Viscosity modifier

Indexed keywords

BASE OIL; ENGINE OIL; HIGH SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STABILITY; TEST LUBRICANT; VISCOSITY LOSS; VISCOSITY MODIFIERS;

LUBRICANTS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR THINNING; STRAIN RATE; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

SHEAR DEFORMATION;

EID: 84865292927     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2012.688931     Document Type: Article

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