Cleaning, cooling, lubricating
The sump is a tank (reservoir) at the bottom of the engine which contains lubricating oil. When the engine is switched off, the warm lubricating oil at the top of the engine, seeps back into the sump by gravity, ready for future lubricating use when the engine is running again.
Lubricating oil is NOT volatile.
All purifiers on a ship function to clean the oil being used by the ship. There are three main types of purifies, heavy oil, diesel oil, and lubricating oil.
Lubricating Oil Is A Thick Fatty Oil (Especially One To Be Used For Lubricating Factory Machinery)
The removing of the drain plug allows the dirty oil to be drained, the sump to be washed with paraffin or other cleaning solution to remove residue, and for clean, fresh lubricating oil to be put into the sump.
It is self-lubricating
No, the lubricating oil is a liquid
It was not invented. In fact the Romans had used it so it is nothing new.
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Lubricating oil is used to reduce friction between moving parts and to prevent damage due to excess heat. Lubricating oil also carries away sludge preventing the erosion of moving parts.
NoCorrectionHydraulic oil is commonly used as a lubricating oil for air tools. One of the main functions that hydraulic oil serves in a hydraulic system is to lubricate the mechnaical components.