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Centrifugal Pumps Design and Application 2nd ed - Val S. Lobanoff, Robert R. Ross (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992)

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Rolling Element Bearings <strong>and</strong> Lubrications 533<br />

Table 20-1<br />

Results of Grease<br />

Incompatibility Study<br />

Aluminum Complex X I I C I I i I C I<br />

Barium<br />

I X I _C_I I I I I l_<br />

Calcium I I X C j C C B C \__<br />

Calcium 12-hydroxy C C C X B C C C C l_<br />

Caiclum Complex I J B X I I I _C _C_<br />

Clay i C C I X I I . I I<br />

Lithium i C C i ! X C C i<br />

Lithium 12-hydroxy I B C ! I C X C I<br />

Lithium Complex C C C C I C C X \_<br />

Polyurea I i I I C I I I I X<br />

B = Borderline Compatibility<br />

C = Compatible<br />

I = Incompatible<br />

Deriv<strong>ed</strong> from a paper given by E. H. Meyers entitl<strong>ed</strong> "Incompatibility of Greases" at the NLGI's<br />

49th Annual Meeting,<br />

prevent oxidation damage during storage. Obviously, this grease should<br />

not be mix<strong>ed</strong> with many of the typical greases us<strong>ed</strong> by modern process<br />

plants.<br />

<strong>Application</strong> Limits for Greases<br />

Bearings <strong>and</strong> bearing lubricants are subject to four prime operating influences:<br />

spe<strong>ed</strong>, load, temperature, <strong>and</strong> environmental factors. The optimal<br />

operating spe<strong>ed</strong>s for ball <strong>and</strong> roller type bearings—as relat<strong>ed</strong> to lu-

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