SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1962
STP43692S
Experience with Enhanced Load-Carrying Type Turbine Oils in the Royal Canadian Navy
SourceThe Royal Canadian Navy’s experience with enhanced load-carrying type (EP) steam turbine lubricating oils began in 1951 when the main machinery for the “St. Laurent” class destroyer escorts was undergoing prototype shore trials in the United Kingdom. Fleet experience with these oils commenced in 1955 when the first ship of the class, HMCS “St. Laurent,” was commissioned. The choice of an EP type oil instead of a conventional rust- and oxidation-inhibited oil for the lubrication of the main machinery was dictated by the type of main reduction gearing installed in the early ships of the class.
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Grimsey, R, G
Royal Canadian Navy Headquarters, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Whyte, R, B
Division of Mechanical Engineering, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
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Developed by Committee: D02
Pages: 56–66
DOI: 10.1520/STP43692S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5972-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-6126-9