Rheological behaviour of lubrication oils used in two-stroke marine engines

Rathesan Ravendran*, Peter Jensen, Jesper De Claville Christiansen, Benny Endelt, Erik Appel Jensen

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Abstract

The rheological behaviour of commercial lubrication oils used for cylinder lubrication in two-stroke marine diesel engines was studied. Also, whether the viscosity of lubrication oils is affected by different levels of alkalinity was assessed. Viscosity measurements were performed using both rotational and capillary rheometry. The viscosity measurements show that the studied lubrication oils behave as a Newtonian fluid and that the viscosities are insensitive to the level of alkalinity. Furthermore, the viscosity/temperature dependency for the lubrication oils was found to fit the Arrhenius model.

Original languageEnglish
JournalIndustrial Lubrication and Tribology
Volume69
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)750-753
Number of pages4
ISSN0036-8792
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Base number
  • Calcium carbonate
  • Cylinder lubrication
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Marine diesel engines
  • Rheology

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