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Theory and Basic Principles

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Lubrication in Practice

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The basic purpose of lubrication is the minimisation of friction and wear. Normally, the lubricant is required to perform various auxiliary duties, cooling or cleansing for example, but these secondary roles will be ignored in this chapter.

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  1. Esso Petroleum Company Ltd, UK

    R. T. Davies BSc ARIC & A. J. S. Baker CEng MIMechE AMIMarE AFInstPet

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  1. R. T. Davies BSc ARIC
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  2. A. J. S. Baker CEng MIMechE AMIMarE AFInstPet
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G. G. Evans V. M. Galvin W. S. Robertson W. F. Waller

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© 1972 Esso Petroleum Company Limited and the Macmillan Press Limited

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Davies, R.T., Baker, A.J.S. (1972). Theory and Basic Principles. In: Evans, G.G., Galvin, V.M., Robertson, W.S., Waller, W.F. (eds) Lubrication in Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81550-0_1

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