The operating preparations used in lubricating oils

Lubricating oils are characterized by improving quality. It is obtained by additives which are the integral part of the lubricants. Nevertheless, in extreme hard working conditions of the tribological systems (high pressures, velocities and temperatures, temporary lubricating lack during starting) the machine elements are not secured enough. Consequently the idea to introduce the additional substance - operating preparation into tribological systems (with the lubricating oils) appeared a few years ago. Owing to that, the lubricating oils with better antiwear and antiseizure properties are obtained. The boundary layers created on cooperating elements surfaces are able to carry bigger load and also friction resistance and wear of these elements decrease. The paper presents literature review concerning the operating preparations used in lubricating oils. Different opinions about operating preparations functioning can be found in the professional literature - from harmfulness or weak effectiveness to good efficiency and big technical, economical and ecological meaning. In author's opinion, in extreme working conditions of tribological systems the operating preparations (especially the chemical interaction preparations) ensure additional and effective protection of machine elements. The functioning efficiency ofthe operating preparations is usually the highest in case of deteriorating technical condition of tribological system elements.