Allen Dale Union Chapel Blog » turbine oil http://www.allendaleunionchapel.com Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:37:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Viscosity of turbine and aviation oil http://www.allendaleunionchapel.com/viscosity-of-turbine-and-aviation-oil/ http://www.allendaleunionchapel.com/viscosity-of-turbine-and-aviation-oil/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:20:48 +0000 http://www.allendaleunionchapel.com/viscosity-of-turbine-and-aviation-oil/ The resistance to flow is measured as viscosity. It is one of the most important characteristics. It is most essential to select aviation oil. There are different viscosities for these oils today. However these are not universally understood. There is one issue which has raised many questions even though there is a vast amount of information available. The issue is about the usage of multi viscosity aviation engine oil. By understanding the details of this multi grade oil, and by knowing the features and benefits of this oil, helps to maintain the airplane engine in a better way.

It would also increase the overall proficiency of the engine maintenance. In general, viscosity of oil is measured by either kinematic viscosity or absolute viscosity. Kinematic viscosity is the resistance to flow due to gravity. The turbine oil flows faster because its relative flow is governed by the kinematic viscosity. Considering absolute viscosity, it can be said that the turbine oil has a low viscosity than the lubricating oil. However, it should be said that the turbine oil has a low absolute viscosity than the lubricating oil. In absolute viscosity, oil’s resistance to flow due to internal friction is only measured.

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