Abstract:

The conventional Vickers104C test bench in China cannot satisfy the demand of the ASTM D7043 standard in scope of application, test conditions or bench test parameters. A new Vickers104C test bench was established according to the ASTM D7043 standard strictly in this work. By comparison of the test data of this work and data abroad using the same oils and liquids, the repeatability and differentiability of the new test bench is proven to meet the demand of the ASTM D7043 and consistent with the data from abroad. It can be used for the evaluation of petroleum based and non-petroleum based hydraulic oil, water-glycol, emulsion and other water-base fluids.

Key words: hydraulic fluid, vane pump, water-base fluid, test bench