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2000, Torsten started at Evonik’s polymer
characterisation labs in Darmstadt, Germany.
In his next function, he joined the oil additive
specialists at Evonik in 2002 and performed
fundamental and applied research on defined
polymer architectures for use as viscosity
modifiers. After 2008, he was responsible for
the Global Product Development of Evonik’s
viscosity index improver andwax modifier
portfolio heading labs inGermany, the U.S.,
Singapore and Japan. Since 2012, Torsten has
been Evonik’s Global Product Manager for
Driveline and Industrial Gear Fluids. In
addition, he is the author of more than 20
patent families, in particular the comb polymer
product portfolio for driveline and engine oil
application.
BenchmarkingofFluids
used inHydraulic,
TransmissionandBrake
Applications forTractors
inChina
Friday 13 March 14:30 | 15:00
HUI LIN LEE
ChevronOronite (Beijing) International
TradingCo., Ltd.
JOHNHURON (PRESENTER) AND
JOHNMOFFETT
ChevronOroniteCompany, LLC, USA
The agricultural industry is an important
part of the growing economy in China. There
is an ongoing trend toward mechanisation
and increased demands for larger tractors.
These larger tractors differ from the smaller
tractors because they have more advanced
drivetrains and use oil in a shared sump to
lubricate all drivetrain components.
Understanding the lubrication needs of
vastly different pieces of equipment, which
are all simply called “tractors,” can be quite
challenging. Some fluids available are single
function design while others have multiple
function design.
In this paper, we will discuss:
Trends in the China agricultural industry
Common oil sump vs. separate oil sump
tractor designs
Single function vs. multi-function fluids
used in agricultural equipment drivetrains
Benchmark test data differentiating the
performance aspects of tractor hydraulic fluid
(THF) versus other fluids known to be used in
tractors in China
Finally, conclude why high performance
field-proven tractor hydraulic fluids are the
best recommendation in many instances in
China
John E. Huron is a staff
research engineer with
Chevron Oronite Company,
LLC. Responsibilities during
his 17 years at Oronite include
OEM& industry liaison work, customer
technical service, lubricant field evaluations
and proprietary test development. He has
extensive experience working with industrial
hydraulic oils as well as both on- and off-road
drivetrain lubricants and their applications.
Prior to joining Oronite, John worked for
Southwest Research Institute for eight years
as a test engineer, group leader and technical
manager.
He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree
in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M
University in 1987 and a Master of Business
Administration fromOur Lady of the Lake Uni-
versity in 2002. He has co-authored SAE pa-
pers for the 1990 SAE Off-Highway meeting
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on L-42 test stand
automation and for the 2000 International
Tribology Conference in Nagasaki, Japan on
hydraulic oil additive technology. In addition,
he was co-author of a paper on powershift
transmission lubricants for off-highway appli-
cations at the 2012 F+L event.
Fuels and Lubricants
ImprovingVehicle
Efficiency: Real Life
Power Gains
Friday 13 March 15:00 | 15:30
DAMIEN BROWNE, MARKDEWEY,
SARAHGRAHAM (PRESENTER),
PAUL NAI ANDMIKE SUTTON
Lubrizol Ltd.
The drivers behind the demand for im-
proved fuel economy are ever increasing in
number and intensity; cost, energy security
and greenhouse gas all contribute signifi-
