Fire and wheel are two great inventions of mankind which considered great development, and these two side by side with dramatic changes in serving the consumer, have been taken to the service of the public by using the intelligence and inventiveness of the inventors in which they’ve been changed into the engine and vehicle these days. Fire and wheel are two great inventions of mankind which considered great development, and these two side by side with dramatic changes in serving the consumer, have been taken to the service of the public by using the intelligence and inventiveness of the inventors in which they’ve been changed into the engine and vehicle these days.
The invention of the wheel in a circular shape has been one of the greatest and most important masterpieces of mankind, which has revolutionized dynamics, and reaching at higher speed and precision, attaches importance to the deterrent factors such as friction, corrosion and wear and tear .these factors have been removed by using animal fats as lubrication in the past.
The automotive industry is developed by designers who have always been the source of inspirational human dreams with their innovations in power generation and higher speeds and lower energy consumption.
The fluid formulation within these engines, like engine oil, is considered an integral part of the success of these designs. In addition, engine oil production techniques are in the process of being updated to meet the mechanical requirements of mechanical standards.
Production of motor oil in the unprofessional view, the mixing of several substances with specified percentages is considered as a mixer, but the reality of this developing industry is more complicated.
Reforming the old standards in order to meet the requirements, with the development of new and proper standards for reducing friction and corrosion and optimizing the fuel consumption of new engines, is in need of formulations and outstanding materials. Raw materials play a crucial role in the production of engine oil. It contains about 80% by volume of base oil.
The base oil obtained from the refining crude oil (Lube Cut) does not alone provide lubrication in motor oils, and various additives have a decisive role in optimizing the required factors.
The motor oil produced with high grade mineral and synthetic base oils which enrichment with additives produced by reputable companies from all over the world like Chevron-Afton-Lubrizol can be a good reference for the qualitative relative comparison of various oil products engine is in the standards.
The technology of producing base oils from Lob cut (oil cut) has been improving at a slower pace than the additive industry, due to the achievement of superior chemical and physical factors of the products.
Unfortunately, these days, there is a significant gap between the base oil which produced by Iranian refineries in the group I , and groups II and III.
Refined base oils derived from the refined burnt motor oils are also considered to be the raw materials of some Iranian’s local production units, which are not even comparable, due to their very low quality.
The national standard indexes in Iran are major determinant of consumer market inside the country and even for export. Because the initial condition for selling inside and also the export of Iranian motor oil is having standard.
By considering this condition, it’s customary in Iran to consider standards for each quality level in motor oil but this is not sufficient to produce, distribute and finally, the choice of product.
Gradual and professional tests in which represent quality of the best oils are very expensive and even the appropriate references aren’t easily available all over the world, so that most of the customers of these expensive bills may be manufacturers of additives which by receiving the necessary approval, Determine the quantity and the quality level of products and then sell them.
Therefore, it’s customary for all national standards laboratories in under developed countries like Iran to have poor and inadequate facilities and the world’s largest consumer market is more or less closely linked to each other.
Engine oils produced from refined base oils generally have low levels of quality and there is no possibility of producing world-class qualities with these raw materials, but unfortunately they are abundantly seen among the Iranian suppliers.
But the engine oils produced by the minerals group I, II and III have the largest share of the lubrication market in the automotive industry in the world, and also the role of the synthetic base oils of P.A.O. polyalphaolefin is evidently undeniable.
Currently, Group I base oils are also becoming obsolete in developing countries. Most of the modern refineries around the world produce Lob Cut feed, Group II upstream, in addition to high physical and chemical indices such as a smoother purification of harmful compounds of sulfur and the production of transparent, colorless base oils, they follow the environmental standards.
Now, by examining the production of group I mineral oil in Iran and comparing it to the base oils which are produced by major refineries around the world, it can be seen that updating the technology of Iranian refineries plays a very important role in preventing missing production opportunity for compete with top producers, which is definitely tracked by caring professionals and managers.
Environmental standards today play a crucial role in the design and construction of motor vehicles to the extent that they have owed clean air, access to hybrid technology and electric vehicles.
Producers can have high quality engine oils which help human health by using of world-class raw materials and becoming practicable their properties with the proper additives and, of course, having complete integrity.
Overall, the fuel of cars is the major reason for air pollution which caused by using unsuitable methods of production technique and improper lubrications and filtrations.
High quality engine oil plays a vital role in the engine, like the blood in human body which cause to live and its mission is complemented by extensive knowledge and integrity in the production, sale and, of course, the choice.
With special thanks to Miss Shima Naseri Drilling petroleum engineer
Write by: Mr. Alireza Amar Mohammadi
Engineering Director of Automotive and Industrial Products
