Engineering & Technologies, Vol 8, No 4 (2015)

Modern approaches to technical operation of equipment and the equipment in the conditions of low temperatures

Sergey V Korneev, Ruslan V Buravkin, Aleksandr A Anoprienko, Aleksey A Ivannikov

Abstract


When machines are used in low temperature conditions it leads to water entering gear oils because of the condensation process. The presence of water in oils leads to changes in the anti-wear performance, reduction of drain intervals and s growth of machines’ failure stream