# Lubrication Theory

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubrication-theory/104539>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 19, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubrication-theory/104539 "2002-04-19T16:04:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![GodImStupid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@GodImStupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GodImStupid)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubrication-theory/104539/1 "2002-04-19T16:04:59Z")

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Hi. I was wondering if anyone understood the lubrication theory. My text book doesn’t really explain it, and I don’t feel like going to the library to get a book on this today.

Any fluid mechanics specialist out there?

Thanks a lot.

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**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lubrication-theory/104539/2 "2002-04-19T16:33:39Z")

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lots of sites out there. Try  
[http://www.eng.vt.edu/fluids/msc/my\_pages/trib/lube.htm](http://www.eng.vt.edu/fluids/msc/my_pages/trib/lube.htm)  
and [http://www.lubrizol.com/LubeTheory/theory.htm](http://www.lubrizol.com/LubeTheory/theory.htm)