Lubricating Oil (Air Compressor)
Reference ID
This oil was obtained from the collection of Don Mackay in 1995. It was identified as 'Gulf/Sun Oil, product #892­
2091:5'.
API Gravity
New
Used
30.4
30.1
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Equation(s) for Predicting Evaporation
%Ev = (-0.68 + 0.045T)ln(t)
Where %Ev = weight percent evaporated; T = surface temperature (°C); t = time (minutes)
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Sulphur (weight %)
New
Used
0.14
0.12
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Flash Point (°C)
New
Used
>95
>95
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0.8827
0.8734
0.8840
0.8746
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-28
-25
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660
220
690
230
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84
13
2
0
81
16
3
0
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Density (g/mL)
New
Used
Temperature
(°C)
0
15
0
15
Pour Point (°C)
New
Used
Dynamic Viscosity (mPa·s or cP)
New
Used
Hydrocarbon Groups (weight %)
New
Used
Temperature
(°C)
0
15
0
15
Saturates
Aromatics
Resins
Asphaltenes
Saturates
Aromatics
Resins
Asphaltenes
Adhesion (g/m²)
New
Used
Volatile Organic Compounds (ppm)
New
34
36
Benzene
Toluene
Ethylbenzene
Xylenes
C3-benzenes
SD = 3
SD = 3
0
35
2
5
2
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Lubricating
Oil (Air
Lubricating
OilCompressor)
(Air Compressor)
Reference ID
Volatile Organic Compounds (ppm)
New
42
44
0
2
0
4
3
7
10
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Temperature
(°C)
0
15
0
15
32.3
31.4
32.4
31.4
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Oil/Salt Water Interfacial Tension (mN/m or dynes/cm)
Temperature
(°C)
New
0
15
Used
0
15
16.7
12.7
19.1
15.9
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Oil/Fresh Water Interfacial Tension (mN/m or
Temperature
(°C)
New
0
15
Used
0
15
21.0
18.0
22.1
21.3
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Used
Total BTEX
Total VOCs
Benzene
Toluene
Ethylbenzene
Xylenes
C3-benzenes
Total BTEX
Total VOCs
Surface Tension (mN/m or dynes/cm)
New
Used
Boiling Point Distribution (weight %)
New
Used
Boiling Point
(°C)
300
350
400
450
500
550
350
400
450
500
550
Weight %
Weight %
Boiling Point
(°C)
1
2
7
41
86
98
2
17
38
73
95
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Boiling Point Distribution (°C)
New
5
10
15
20
25
30
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Lubricating Oil (Air Compressor)
Reference ID
Boiling Point Distribution (°C)
Weight %
New
Used
Boiling Point
(°C)
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
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