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Lubricant Storage and Handling

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Lubrication in Practice
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The chief requirement when handling lubricants is to avoid contamination by dust, grit and water. Many applications require specialised lubricants but all the care with which a lubricant has been formulated, manufactured and packaged can be nullified by the presence of small quantities of contaminant.

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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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Cox, M.D. (1972). Lubricant Storage and Handling. 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_16

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