Patent ID: 7698929
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: B01J,G01N

Abstract:
1. A high throughput system for screening a plurality of lubricating oil compositions, comprising: a) a supply of a major amount of at least one base oil of lubricating viscosity; b) a supply of a minor amount of at least one lubricating oil additive; c) a plurality of test receptacles; d) means for conducting molecular modeling of the at least one base oil of lubricating viscosity and the at least one lubricating oil additive to provide leading candidates of the at least one base oil of lubricating viscosity and at least one lubricating oil additive for combination to formulate a leading candidate lubricating oil composition for testing; e) means for combining selected quantities of the major amount of the at least one leading base oil of lubricating viscosity candidate with selected quantities of the minor amount of the at least one leading lubricating oil additive candidate in the plurality of test receptacles to form a plurality of leading candidate lubricating oil composition samples in the plurality of test receptacles; f) a moving unit configured to individually position each of the plurality of leading candidate lubricating oil composition samples in a testing station to test each of the leading candidate lubricating oil composition samples for wear stability and measure the wear stability of each test; and, g) a controller coupled to the testing station and configured to receive and store the measurements of the wear stability tests of each of the plurality of leading candidate lubricating oil composition samples.