Fuels and Lubricants Handbook: Technology, Properties, Performance, and Testing (Astm Manual Series, Mnl 37)

Essentially, all of the important applications and test methods involved in the fuels and lubricants industry are discussed, either directly or indirectly, and are referenced in this book. Manual 37 is a comprehensive, in-depth, well-referenced handbook that provides a detailed overview of ALL of the important ASTM and non-ASTM fuels and lubricants test procedures. Readers will get a thorough overview of the application-related properties being tested and an extensive discussion of the principles behind the tests and their relationship to the properties themselves. The information is subdivided into four sections: Petroleum Refining Processes for Fuels and Lubricant Basestocks; Fuels; Hydrocarbons and Synthetic Lubricants; and Performance/Property Testing Procedures. Thirty-eight chapters cover: Overview of petroleum oil refining processes Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) Aviation, automotive diesel, non-aviation gas turbine, and marine fuels Gasoline and oxygenated fuel blends Petroleum hydrocarbons base oil chemistry Synthetic hydrocarbons Environmentally-friendly fluids, including those formulated from vegetable oil and synthetic ester basestocks Lubricating oils for turbines, compressors (industrial and refrigeration), gears, and automotive applications Metalworking fluids Petroleum waxes Lubricating greases Oils used in non-lubricating applications, such as heat transfer fluids and metal quenchants Static petroleum measurement, volatility, elemental analysis, fuel combustion characteristics, oxidation, corrosion, and viscosity Properties of coke, petroleum pitch, and carbon materials Hydrocarbon structural analysis procedures Lubrication and wear Environmental and toxicity testing Statistical quality assurance testing procedures While other books deal with various aspects of fuels and lubricant chemistry and applications, few focus on testing and provide coverage of fluid properties and testing methodologies together. And, while testing standards publications are abundant, such publications don't deal with the principles behind the tests. This handbook useful as a stand-alone reference or as a companion to the annual ASTM Book of Standards provides an overview of testing methodologies as well as the applications-related properties being tested. It comprises 38 contributions arranged in sections on petroleum refining processes for fuels and lubricant basestocks; fuels; hydrocarbons and synthetic lubricants; and performance/property testing procedures. Nineteen pertinent ASTM standards are provided on the accompanying CD-ROM. Editor Totten is a consultant specializing in thermal processing and industrial lubrication problems and equipment supply. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Annotation Essentially, all of the important applications and test methods involved in the fuels and lubricants industry are discussed, either directly or indirectly, and are referenced in this book. Thirty-eight chapters provide a comprehensive, in-depth, well-referenced handbook that provides a detailed overview of All of the important ASTM and non-ASTM fuels and lubricants test procedures. Readers will get a thorough overview of the application-related properties being tested and an extensive discussion of the principles behind the tests and their relationship to the properties themselves