Hydraulic Pump Performance-A Basis for Fluid Viscosity Classification

Stambaugh, R. L.; Kopko, R. J.; Roland, Thomas F.

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“…ASTM D 5621-01 'Standard Test Method for Sonic Shear Stability of Hydraulic Fluid' is employed specifically in the classification of polymer-thickened multigrade fluids, according to ASTM D 6080-02 'Standard Practice for Defining the Viscosity Characteristics of Hydraulic Fluids'. Correlations for permanent viscosity loss for different fluids have been established using hydraulic fluid pumps of different mechanical types and different levels of pressurization [69].…”

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Viscosity Index Improvers and Thickeners

Stambaugh

Kinker

2009

Chemistry and Technology of Lubricants

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The viscosity index of an oil or an oil formulation is an important physical parameter. Viscosity index improvers, VIIs, are comprised of five main classes of polymers: polymethylmethacrylates (PMAs), olefin copolymers (OCPs), hydrogenated poly(styrene-co-butadiene or isoprene) (HSD/SIP/HRIs), esterified polystyrene-co-maleic anhydride (SPEs) and a combination of PMA/OCP systems. The chemistry, manufacture, dispersancy and utility of each class are described. The comparative functions, properties, thickening ability, dispersancy and degradation of VIIs are discussed. Permanent and temporary shear thinning of VII-thickened formulations are described and compared. The end-use performance and choice of VI improvers is discussed in terms of low-and high-temperature viscosities, journal bearing oil film thickness, fuel economy, oil consumption, high-temperature pumping efficiency and deposit control. Discussion of future developments concludes that VI improvers will evolve to meet new challenges of increased thermaloxidative degradation from increased engine operating temperatures, different base stocks of either synthetic base oils or vegetable oil-based, together with alcohol-or vegetable oil-based fuels. VI improvers must also evolve to deal with higher levels of fuel dilution and new types of sludge and also enhanced low-temperature requirements. IntroductionThe 'viscosity index', VI, was an important measure of quality early in the history of the lubricants industry, indicating an oil's potential applications over a wide range of temperatures, described in Section 1.3.2. Pennsylvania grade oils,~100 VI, were the standard against which all others were measured. Hydrogenation and solvent extraction processes were developed to upgrade lubricants from poorer quality crude oils, but the practical VI ceiling for 1930s refinery technology was~110-115.Early workers found that small amounts of rubber dissolved into mineral oil substantially raised VI; however, high levels of unsaturation in the polymer led to oxidation and sludge formation. This was overcome by using a synthetic polymer prepared from gasoline light ends [1], and similar behaviour was later described for 153 R.M. Mortier et al. (eds.), Chemistry and Technology of Lubricants, 3rd edn.,

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Viscosity Index Improvers and Thickeners

Stambaugh

Kinker

2009

Chemistry and Technology of Lubricants

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“…The main focus has been practical, i.e., on refining and correlating polymer breakdown tests with performance in engine [26][27][28][29][30], automatic transmission [31], hydraulic [32], and gear [33] systems. This is most problematic with respect to engine oils since many other factors influence change of viscosity during use including fuel dilution and oxidation [34].…”

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Study of Permanent Shear Thinning of VM Polymer Solutions

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The ultrashear viscometer (USV) has been adapted and employed to investigate the permanent shear thinning of polystyrene solutions in a series of phthalate ester base fluids. The permanent shear stability index based on viscosities measured at 10 6 s -1 , PSSI(10 6 ), has been found to be a convenient way to express the magnitude of permanent shear thinning. When comparing permanent shear thinning at various shear rates in the USV, it is very important to take account of the different times of shear that are present at different shear rates. The PSSI(10 6 ) value divided by the total time of shear is then a useful way of quantifying and comparing permanent shear thinning rates. Tests using polystyrene in different viscosity base fluids have shown that this rate of permanent shear thinning depends on shear stress and not shear rate and varies linearly with polymer concentration. The rate of permanent shear thinning also varies exponentially with shear stress, suggestive of a stress-promoted polymer breakdown process. By using a small volume of test fluid in the USV and solvent extraction after a test, it has proved possible to obtain molecular weight distributions of polymer after shear using gel permeation chromatography (GPC). This indicates that the polymer breakdown process is different at low and high polymer concentrations, with molecule fragmentation at low polymer concentration but mid-chain scission at high concentration. A key feature of the USV is that, unlike other methods currently used to measure permanent shear thinning behaviour of engine oils, it subjects the test fluid to well-defined, controllable high shear conditions. Coupled with the use of GPC, this makes it possible for the first time to relate quantitatively the permanent shear thinning of engine oils to shear conditions and to polymer degradation response.

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