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Modification of lubricant properties in a recirculating lubricant system

  • US 20030183188A1
  • Filed: 01/24/2003
  • Published: 10/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process for the on-line modification of a system'"'"'s lubricant'"'"'s properties during system operations comprising:

  • (a) repeatedly measuring, directly or indirectly, for a system that recirculates a base lubricant, one or more system condition parameters at a location of interest;

    (b) calculating from said system condition parameters an amount of secondary fluid to add to said base lubricant, said secondary fluid being one or more fluids selected from the group consisting of performance enhancers, base stocks, additional formulated lubricants, diluents or a mixture thereof, (c) mixing said base lubricant with said secondary fluid creating a modified base lubricant, (d) applying said modified base lubricant to said locations of interest.

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