STRATCO® Grease Manufacturing Process Description The heart of the STRATCO® lubricating grease manufacturing process is the proprietary STRATCO® Contactor™ reactor. The outstanding feature of the Contactor™ reactor is its high turbulent circulation in a closed cycle path. All energy input through the mixing impeller is expended within the materials being mixed and there is virtually no pressure differential between the Contactor reactor's inlet and outlet. The Contactor™ reactor is first charged with the specified base oil which is at its storage temperature. A hinged opening at the  ...
International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395 -0056 Volume: 03 Issue: 07 | July-2016 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072 Process Improvement in Manufacturing of Grease and Lube Oils Dnyaneshwar L. Thombare1, Dr. D. N. Raut2 1 M.Tech. Project Management, VJTI, Mumbai, India 2 Professor, Dept. of Production Engineering, VJTI, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract - Grease is manufactured through various viscosity decreases with increasing temperature hence the processes with the help of pressure vessels or open cooking requirement for additives to support its duties at higher kettles under high temperature and pressure. Grease-making temperatures. The characteristic ...
US 2013 0029887A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2013/0029887 A1 Honary et al. (43) Pub. Date: Jan. 31, 2013 (54) PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR Related U.S. Application Data MANUFACTURING GREASE (60) Provisional application No. 61/171,708, filed on Apr. (75) Inventors: Lou A.T. Honary, Cedar Falls, IA (US); 22, 2009. Wesley E. James, Waterloo, IA (US) Publication Classification (73) Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWARESEARCH FOUNDATION, (51) Int. Cl. CEDAR FALLS, IA (US) CIOM 69/02 (2006.01) (21) Appl. No.: ...