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In This Issue
| - A Better Way to Filter Contaminants
- Try Band-Aid Solution for Hydraulic Issues
- Lube Trivia: 3 Types of Friction
- Effects of Acidity in Lubricants
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| A Better Way to Filter Contaminants |
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| When improving fluid cleanliness, it is much easier (and cheaper) to exclude contaminants by ensuring that seals, vents and breathers are in good shape rather than to filter out contaminants when they are already inside a component. Use a full-flow spin oil filter (with an appropriate beta rating) as an air filter. Because the differential pressure across an air filter is lower than across a full-flow oil filter, oil filters are typically more efficient at removing particles from the air than they are from oil.
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| There's a negative bias toward the Band-Aid solution in engineering, but there are times when you need a convenient shortcut. The trick is being able to recognize when a Band-Aid solution is appropriate and when it is not. Learn how being open to a Band-Aid solution can be very constructive. |
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Question: What are the three types of friction?
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From the book "Lubrication and Maintenance of Industrial Machinery":
Acidity in degraded lubricant and hydraulic fluids corrodes system components. Corrosion combined with erosion gives enhanced wear rates, particularly in systems with mixed metals in contact by electro-chemical effects. Corrosion can also generate solid debris within the system leading to clogging of tubes, filters and obstruction of system operation. In collaboration with water, corrosion leads to rust formation.
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