Silicone lubricants for the steel industry

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Silicone Lubricants for the Steel Industry. W. H. Ragborg and W. H. Badger. Iron rend Steel E~zgineer, v. 34, Sept. x957, p. rw-108. (‘hief uses are in qpiications where high heat stability is required, where changes in viscosity must be kept at a minimnm through a temperature range, and where chemical inertness and chemical incompatibility arc ncetled.

mediate situations in which heat transfer occurs in the lubricant and bearings; bearing performance was essentraliy isothermal at an elevated temperature.

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The transitmn from full hvtirodynamic-film lnbricatnrn to marginal lnl,~~icati~~n appears to
Standards and Classification of Lubricants for Steel Mills. J. If. I.ykins. fro+/ ulzd S&Z li~z~i)zc~ev, v. j.l, Sept 19j7, I_‘. 101-104. Standarthzstion of lnbricnnts and lubricant equipment has resulted in cost savings, retlnced storage space, reduced deterioration of stock. and simplified training of the men.

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.\ug. 19.57, p. rlIX-lrzq. .\ perturbation solution

of tlarristm’s gas bearing equation is proposed and carried out for the special case of an infinitely wide, selflubricating jonrnal bearing. Schmierung und Gestaltung yen Gleitlagern. I. Entwicklungslinie und Grundsitze der Gleitlagertechnik. f,nbrication and 1)esign 01 Sleeve Bearings. I>cx-elolxnent and Pi-inciples <)fSleeve Rearing 1:ngineering. Karl ifrostx. stnkl Ili2d /:‘i.‘%‘iL,\. j j, .\ug. 22,

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Oil Fog Lubrication

Linear Ball Bushings. 1Ioward W. Havemeyer. .Ilachitrr Il&g~?, v. 29, .\ug. L, 19.57, p. iLO-I‘??. liail bushings have several advantages over plain sliding bearings. Friction is extremely low, binding and chatter is eliminated, and a high degree of precision can he attained. The .snbstitution of rolling for sliding friction minirnizcs the need for lubrication and solves man) .of the lubrication problems usually associated sliding

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(;elzelal and I;undame>ltals Corrosion and Wear Handbook for WaterCooled Reactors.

of High Speed Ball Bear-

Testing Dynamically Loaded Bearings. I. A Short History of Bearing Test Machines. II. A Diesel-Engine Bearing Test Machine. Ii. I!. Sna.ppand M. if. Hersey. .-I.SME, 7‘vc~?isuc/rriir.<,i.‘. 79, .1ng. 19.57, 1’. rr‘f7-1266. Test machine consisting of a m&n-drivel1 modification of acommercialiyavailablcdiesel engine is described ; developed primarily for endurance testing of engine-bearing materials and tlcsign.

Heat Transfer Effects in Hydrostatic ThrustBearing Lubrication. IV. 1;. I-lughes and J. 1:. Osterle. ASMB, TVa>lSaCtiOil.S, V. 79, .iUg. 1957, p. 1225-1228. .I simplified model was constncted for inter-

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Properties of Integrat Seal Ball Bearings and Their Use by the Engineer. Michael 7‘. Monich and (‘arter ‘1‘. liragdon. (;ri/c~ai .llotovs E,zginr~vi~g /onrnnl, v. .+,JulySept. 19,j7, p. X-1.5. I)csign simplification and absence of maintenance rcclnirements are the prime advantages of sealed ltcarings. Several types of bearings ant1 litbricants arc tlisfnssed.

‘Technics.1 review. I’rcssurcs in the slicle space and frctl of the lnbricant.

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Luftgelagerte Bauelemente im Feingeratebau. Xounting Fine lnstrllln~nt l’arts in >\ir. Ii. l.ehmann. .2. XViemerand 11. Entlert. Feiirgrviitetrchr%ik, v. 6. Jull- ,957, 1’. ~91-298. Basic principles as well as these initial espcriments indicate that mounting and lubricating fine instrument parts in air has man! aclx-antages not fonntl in wnventionat oil or roller- mountings.

The Fluid Dynamic Theory of Gas-Lubticated Bearings. -1. S :\nsman. .-tSME, Tmwsacttor~.s, v. 79,

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Predominant-Peak Surface Roughness, a Criterion for Minimum Hydrodynamic OilFilm Thickness of Short Journal Bearings. I,. I-. Kreisle. ASME, 7‘vansactions, v. 7’).

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I). J. I~ePaul, editor. 293 pp. 1937. U. S. ..Itomic Enevgy Commission. (UC786 Un3.r~) Background information for engineers and