Effect of Water Pollution on Rheological Properties of Lubricating Oil

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental study of the rheological behaviour of water-in-oil mixtures without any additive, up to 10 % of mass water concentration, where the mixture is considered to be a Newtonian fluid. The selected oil is a classical turbine mineral oil. Viscosity was measured for five temperatures, ranging from 10 to 80°C, for droplet size below 30 mm. A light decrease of viscosity was detected for water concentrations below 0.1 %. For concentrations greater than 0.2 %, viscosity increases with water concentration. Moreover, the variation of viscosity with temperature shows good correlation with both Walther model and Mac Coull & Walther model. Finally, a new model of water-in-oil mixtures viscosity as a function of temperature and concentration was defined.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Effect of Water Pollution on Rheological Properties of Lubricating Oil ; volume:21 ; number:1 ; year:2011 ; extent:9 ; Applied rheology ; 21, Heft 1 (2011) (gesamt 9)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Harika, Elias ; Jarny, Sébastien ; Monnet, Philippe ; Bouyer, Jean ; Fillon, Michel

Further information

• DOI: 10.3933/applrheol-21-12613
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405241650111.913158823160
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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