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    Viscosity index

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Viscosity index (VI) is an arbitrary measure for the change of viscosity with variations in temperature. The
    lower the VI, the greater the change of viscosity of the oil with temperature and vice versa. It is used to
    characterize viscosity changes with relation to temperature in lubricating oil.

    The viscosity of liquids decreases as temperature increases. The viscosity of a lubricant is closely related to its
    ability to reduce friction. Generally, the least viscous lubricant which still forces the two moving surfaces apart
    is desired. If the lubricant is too viscous, it will require a large amount of energy to move (as in honey); if it is
    too thin, the surfaces will come in contact and friction will increase.

    Many lubricant applications require the lubricant to perform across a wide range of conditions, for example,
    automotive lubricants are required to reduce friction between engine components when the engine is started
    from cold (relative to the engine's operating temperatures) up to 200 C or 392 F when it is running. The best
    oils with the highest VI will remain stable and not vary much in viscosity over the temperature range. This
    allows for consistent engine performance within the normal working conditions.

    The VI scale was set up by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The temperatures chosen arbitrarily
    for reference are 100 and 210 F (38 and 99 C). The original scale only stretched between 0 (lowest VI oil,
    naphthenic) and 100 (best oil, paraffinnic) but since the conception of the scale better oils have also been
    produced, leading to VIs greater than 100 (see below).

    Viscosity index Classification


    Under 35 Low
    35 to 80 Medium
    80 to 110 High
    Above 110 Very high

    VI improving additives and higher quality base oils are widely used nowadays which increase the VIs
    attainable beyond the value of 100. The Viscosity Index of synthetic oils ranges from 80 to over 400.

    The viscosity index can be calculated using the following formula:

    where U is the oil's kinematic viscosity at 40 C (104 F), and L and H are values based on the oil's kinematic
    viscosity at 100 C (212 F). L and H are the values of viscosity at 40C for oils of VI 0 and 100 respectively,
    having the same viscosity at 100C as the oil whose VI we are trying to determine. These L and H values can
    be found in ASTM D2270.[1]

    References
    1. Stachowiak, Gwidon W.; Batchelor, Andrew W. (2001). Engineering Tribology (2nd ed.). Boston:
    Butterworth-Heinemann.

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viscosity_index&oldid=791224453"

    This page was last edited on 18 July 2017, at 22:22.


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