Monday, 27 February 2017

Marine Lube oil Applications


The learning objectives of this section are to be acquainted with the many lubricating oil applications such as:

Compressor oils.
System and cylinder oils in low speed cross head engines and medium/high-speed engines.
Gear oils.
Hydraulic oils.
Turbine oils.
Grease and rust protection.

Saturday, 25 February 2017

Friction and Lubrication Principles - Type of lubrication


The learning objectives of this section are to be acquainted with the basic lubrication principles such as:

Friction and lubrication in general.
Fluid lubrication.
Boundary lubrication.

Extreme pressure lubrication.

Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Advantages and Disadvantages of Synthetic Oils




The learning objectives of this section are to provide general information regarding synthetic oils, their area of use, their individual properties and their Advantages versus their disadvantages.

Sunday, 19 February 2017

Base Oils and Types of Additives



The learning objectives of this video section are to provide an understanding of:

The different base oils.
The additives in the lubrication oils and the individual purpose of the additives.
The blending of additives into the base oil.

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Crude Oil Properties and Refining Process for Base Oils

The learning objectives of this video section are to provide an understanding of:

The world demand for lubricants.
The refining process for base oils.

Crude oil properties.