The role of air compressor lubricants
Air compressor oil is used in various types of machinery to reduce friction and protect the liquid lubricant of machinery and processed parts. It is mainly used for lubrication, cooling, rust prevention, cleaning, sealing and buffering. The function of air compressor oil is to form a protective film between the two friction pairs to avoid direct contact between metal and metal, thereby buffering the friction effect, playing a lubricating effect, reducing wear, and making the machine run normally. This protective film can be a physical adsorption film, or a chemical adsorption film or an oxide film. The thickness and strength of the film directly affect the lubrication effect.
Since the air compressor is always in an environment with high pressure, high temperature and condensed water, the air compressor oil should have excellent high temperature oxidation stability, low carbon deposition tendency, suitable viscosity and viscosity-temperature performance, and good Oil-water separation, rust and corrosion resistance, etc.