Lagos — By expert assessment, the basic functions of a lubricant are friction and wear reduction, heat removal and contaminant suspension.
Apart from important application in internal combustion engines, vehicles and industrial gear boxes, compressors, turbines or hydraulic systems, there are vast number of other applications, which mostly require specifically tailored lubricants. "Designing a lubricant to perform above stated functions that will satisfy consumer needs in different systems, is a complex task, involving a careful balance of properties both in the lube base stocks and the performance enhancing additives", says some other experts.
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