Maximum Viscosity at start up (centistokes)
22,000 Approximate maximum pouring viscosity
11,000 Probable maximum for splash or bath lubrication
8,600 Barely pumpable by gear or piston pump—too heavy for service
2,200 Upper limit for an automatic oil lubricator
2,200 Upper limit for circulating system
2,200 Upper limit for an oil constituent of a grease for dispensing
1,000 Ring or rolling element bearings
860 Fuel oil for good pumpability and atomizing for burning
220 Oil mist generators without heat at minimum operating temperature
220 Hydraulic-piston pump—start-up temperature—to prevent wear
54 Hydraulic systems at operating fluid temperature
Minimum Viscosity at operating temperature (centistokes)
33 Gear lubrication
30 Gear pump
21 Spherical roller bearings
13 Other rolling element bearings
13 Hydraulic systems to prevent excessive pump wear and slippage
13 Plain bearings
4 Minimum viscosity to support a dynamic load
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