Viscosity 974 INDEX

The temperatures 100°F and 210°F (37.8°C, 98.9°C) have been selected because they were initially used in the ASTM procedure for calculating the viscosity index of petroleum cuts (ASTM D 2270). 

In 1991 they were replaced by the temperatures, 40°C and 100°C, in the definition of viscosity index. 

The viscosity index is an empirical number, determined from the kinematic viscosities at 40 and 100°C it indicates the variation in viscosity with temperature. 

The exact calculation of the index is given in the ASTM D 2270 standard. The kinematic viscosity at 40°C (f/) of an oil whose viscosity index (V7) is being calculated is compared with those of two reference oils for which the viscosity indices are 0 and 100 respectively, and which have at 100°C the same kinematic viscosity as that of the oil being examined )... 

VI additives to improve the viscosity index polymethacrylates, polyacrylates, olefin polymers. 

Motor performance Lubrication properties Constant viscosity (viscosity index) Fluidity at low temperature Proper viscosity at high temperature... 

Large range of service temperatures Constant viscosity (viscosity index) Pour point, thermal stability... 

The viscosity of a hydrocarbon mixture, as with all liquids, decreases when the temperature increases. The way in which lubricant viscosities vary with temperature is quite complex and, in fact, charts proposed by ASTM D 341 or by Groff (1961) (Figure 6.1) are used that provide a method to find the viscosity index for any lubricant system. Remember that a high viscosity index corresponds to small variation of viscosity between the low and high... 

A refinery lubricant base stock is obtained having an viscosity index around 100, certain hydrotreatments result in Vi s of 130, and paraffin hydroisomerization provides oils with a VI close to 150. 

The function of viscosity additives is to improve the viscosity index so as to obtain multigrade oils. The problem is to use materials that, by only slightly increasing the low temperature viscosity, are capable of counterbalancing the decrease in viscosity when the temperature increases. 

Additives for improving the viscosity index are added in concentrations of five to ten weight per cent of the oil. 

Consider that at low temperatures, a lubricant is a poor solvent for polymer chains. When the temperature increases, interactions between polymer chains decrease the space occupied by the polymer ball takes on greater volume and consequently, the viscosity decrease due to the lubricant temperature increase is compensated by the unfolding of the polymer chain and the result is a reduction of the difference between the viscosities at low and high temperature, and therefore an Increase in viscosity index. 

These products have molecular weights between 2000 and 10,000, well below those of additives improving the viscosity index (100,000). They are added in very small concentrations (0.01 to 0.3 weight percent) and at these concentrations they can lower the pour point 30°C. 

Polymers for improving the viscosity index of the copolymethacrylate type can be made into dispersants by copolymerization with a nitrogen monomer. The utilization of these copoiymers allows the quantity of dispersant additives in the formulation to be reduced. 

In a single stage, without liquid recycle, the conversion can be optimized between 60 and 90%. The very paraffinic residue is used to make lubricant oil bases of high viscosity index in the range of 150 N to 350 N the residue can also be used as feedstock to steam cracking plants providing ethylene and propylene yields equal to those from paraffinic naphthas, or as additional feedstock to catalytic cracking units. 

This form of limited-conversion hydrocracking is a process that selectively prepares high quality residues for the special manufacture of base oils of high viscosity index or treating residues having low BMCl for the conversion of heavy fractions to ethylene, propylene, butadiene and aromatics. 

Vise, at 100°C, mm2/s Viscosity index (V.l.) Pour point, °C Noack volatility, %... 

Viscosity index NFT 60-136 ISO 2909 ASTM D 2270 Calculation based on kinematic viscosity... 

Viscotester Viscotron Viscous drag Viscous flow Viscous liquids VI. See Viscosity index. 

The major use of vinylpyrrohdinone is as a monomer in manufacture of poly(vinylpyrrohdinone) (PVP) homopolymer and in various copolymers, where it frequendy imparts hydrophilic properties. When PVP was first produced, its principal use was as a blood plasma substitute and extender, a use no longer sanctioned. These polymers are used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic appHcations, soft contact lenses, and viscosity index improvers. The monomer serves as a component in radiation-cured polymer compositions, serving as a reactive diluent that reduces viscosity and increases cross-linking rates (see... 

Lubricants, Fuels, and Petroleum. The adipate and azelate diesters of through alcohols, as weU as those of tridecyl alcohol, are used as synthetic lubricants, hydrauHc fluids, and brake fluids. Phosphate esters are utilized as industrial and aviation functional fluids and to a smaH extent as additives in other lubricants. A number of alcohols, particularly the Cg materials, are employed to produce zinc dialkyldithiophosphates as lubricant antiwear additives. A smaH amount is used to make viscosity index improvers for lubricating oils. 2-Ethylhexyl nitrate [24247-96-7] serves as a cetane improver for diesel fuels and hexanol is used as an additive to fuel oil or other fuels (57). Various enhanced oil recovery processes utilize formulations containing hexanol or heptanol to displace oil from underground reservoirs (58) the alcohols and derivatives are also used as defoamers in oil production. 

The absolute viscosities of the perfluorinated inert Hquids are higher than the analogous hydrocarbons but the kinematic viscosities are lower due to the higher density of the perfluorinated compounds. The viscosity index, ie, the change in viscosity with temperature, is generally higher for the perfluorinated Hquids than for hydrocarbons. 

The products manufactured are predominantiy paraffinic, free from sulfur, nitrogen, and other impurities, and have excellent combustion properties. The very high cetane number and smoke point indicate clean-burning hydrocarbon Hquids having reduced harmful exhaust emissions. SMDS has also been proposed to produce chemical intermediates, paraffinic solvents, and extra high viscosity index (XHVI) lubeoils (see Lubrication and lubricants) (44). 

Antiwear premium hydrauHc fluids represent the largest volume of hydrauHc fluids used. Shortly after their introduction in 1960, a second product group was formulated, characterized by the same antiwear characteristics but having lower pour points and higher viscosity indexes. These were formulated for use in mobile and marine appHcations subject to temperature extremes. 

Alkylated aromatics have excellent low temperature fluidity and low pour points. The viscosity indexes are lower than most mineral oils. These materials are less volatile than comparably viscous mineral oils, and more stable to high temperatures, hydrolysis, and nuclear radiation. Oxidation stabihty depends strongly on the stmcture of the alkyl groups (10). However it is difficult to incorporate inhibitors and the lubrication properties of specific stmctures maybe poor. The alkylated aromatics also are compatible with mineral oils and systems designed for mineral oils (see Benzene Toulene Xylenes and ethylbenzene). ... 

The low molecular weight materials produced by this process are used as lubricants, whereas the high molecular weight materials, the polyisobutylenes, are used as VI improvers and thickeners. Polybutenes that are used as lubricating oils have viscosity indexes of 70—110, fair lubricating properties, and can be manufactured to have excellent dielectric properties. Above their decomposition temperature (ca 288°C) the products decompose completely to gaseous materials. 

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