The argument over which values of oil viscosity best correlate with measures of engine operation has gone on for many years. Over a decade ago (1977), the membership of the Engine Oil Subcommittee of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Fuels and Lubricants Committee (now the Fuels and Lubricants Division) agreed that there were enough data to justify asking the appropriate ASTM subcommittee (D02.07) to develop methods for determining values of high-temperature, high-shear-rate (HTHS) oil viscosity and to relate them to engine operation. In 1984, an ASTM task force finished reviewing the available literature and composed a report that summarized the effects of viscosity on bearing oil film thickness, engine wear, engine friction, and fuel economy (ASTM DS-62). This paper reviews the findings of that report and updates them in light of recent studies. The case for incorporating HTHS viscosity specifications into the Engine Oil Viscosity Classification, SAE J300, is presently stronger than ever. Suggestions are offered on how this incorporation might be accomplished and on what future directions ASTM research on HTHS viscosity should take.

The thirteenth Leeds-Lyon Tribology Symposium was devoted to the topic of Fluid Film Lubrication in celebration of the centenary of the publication of the classical paper by Professor Osborne Reynolds in which he identified the mechanism of hydrodynamic lubrication.These proceedings contain more than seventy papers, written by authors from all over the world, covering the entire spectrum of fluid film lubrication. Of particular interest is the detailed consideration of a wide range of machine elements - bearings, seals, cams, rolling elements, as well as the in-depth, state-of-the-art, analytical contributions.

This text aims to facilitate a broader understanding of the total hydraulic system, including hardware, fluid properties and testing, and hydraulic lubricants. It provides a comprehensive and rigorous overview of hydraulic fluid technology and evaluates the ecological benefits of water as an important alternative technology. Equations, tables and illustrations are used to clarify and reinforce essential concepts.

Discusses all the major aspects of automotive and engine lubrication - presenting state-of-the-art advances in the field from both research and industrial perspectives. This book should be of interest to mechanical, lubrication and automotive engineers, automotive and machinery designers as well as undergraduate and graduate students in these fields.