Fuels and Lubricants Handbook: Technology, Properties, Performance, and Testing

Description

Essentially, all of the important applications and test methods involved in the fuels and lubricants industry are discussed, either directly or indirectly, and are referenced in this book.Manual 37 is a comprehensive, in-depth, well-referenced handbook that provides a detailed overview of ALL of the important ASTM and non-ASTM fuels and lubricants test procedures. Readers will get a thorough overview of the application-related properties being tested and an extensive discussion of the principles behind the tests and their relationship to the properties themselves.The information is subdivided into four sections: Petroleum Refining Processes for Fuels and Lubricant Basestocks; Fuels; Hydrocarbons and Synthetic Lubricants; and Performance/Property Testing Procedures.Thirty-eight chapters cover:Overview of petroleum oil refining processesLiquefied petroleum gas (LPG)Aviation, automotive diesel, non-aviation gas turbine, and marine fuelsGasoline and oxygenated fuel blendsPetroleum hydrocarbons base oil chemistrySynthetic hydrocarbonsEnvironmentally-friendly fluids, including those formulated from vegetable oil and synthetic ester basestocksLubricating oils for turbines, compressors (industrial and refrigeration), gears, and automotive applicationsMetalworking fluidsPetroleum waxesLubricating greasesOils used in non-lubricating applications, such as heat transfer fluids and metal quenchantsStatic petroleum measurement, volatility, elemental analysis, fuel combustion characteristics, oxidation, corrosion, and viscosityProperties of coke, petroleum pitch, and carbon materialsHydrocarbon structural analysis proceduresLubrication and wearEnvironmental and toxicity testingStatistical quality assurance testing procedures