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Elucidation of Lubrication Mechanism of Vegetable Oils and Their Effective Application
From the viewpoint of natural environmental requirement, the applications of biodegradable lubricants are growing. Most of vegetable oils are biodegradable and have good lubricating performance even at high contact pressure conditions in spite of their ...
Teruo Murakami, Hiroshi Sakamoto
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Diesel engines contribute significantly to deteriorating air quality. Tightening legislation has led to various technological advances, but developments differ between countries.
Sampsa Martikainen +14 more
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Lubricating oils are used in various machines and devices; however, they degrade during operation because of their usage environment. The causes of lubricating oil contamination are roughly classified into two types: the contamination caused by solid ...
Tomomi HONDA, Akira SASAKI
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Assessment of lubricating oil degradation in small motorcycle engine fueled with gasohol [PDF]
Assessment of the degradation of lubricating oil was performed on the lubricants which had been used in a small motorcycle engine fueled with gasohol in comparison with the lubricants from gasoline-run engine.
Nakorn Tippayawong
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Effects of hydrocarbon spills on the temperature and moisture regimes of Cryosols in the Ross Sea region [PDF]
Hydrocarbon spills have occurred on Antarctic soils where fuel oils are utilized, moved or stored. We investigated the effects of hydrocarbon spills on soil temperature and moisture regimes by comparing the properties of existing oil contaminated sites ...
Aislabie, Jackie M. +4 more
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Influence of nano particles on the performance parameters of lube oil – a review
This review focuses on the effect of nanoparticles in lubricating oil performance. The impact of chemical composition, particle size, and nanoparticle shape is evaluated on lubricants’ lubricating capabilities.
Anoop Pratap Singh +2 more
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Synovial joint lubrication – does nature teach more effective engineering lubrication strategies? [PDF]
Nature shows numerous examples of systems which show energy efficiency, elegance in their design and optimum use of materials. Biomimetics is an emerging field of research in engineering and successes have been documented in the diverse fields of ...
Liskiewicz, T. +3 more
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Oil quality in diesel engines with on line oil cleaning using a heated lubricating oil recycler [PDF]
A method of cleaning the oil on line was investigatedusing a bypass fine particulate filter followed by an infra red heater to remove water and light diesel fractions in the oil.
Andrews, Gordon +6 more
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Influence of Succinimide Dispersants on Film Formation, Friction and Antiwear Properties of Zinc Dialkyl Dithiophosphate [PDF]
ZDDP (zinc dialkyldithiophosphate) is arguably the most successful antiwear additive ever employed in crankcase engine lubricants. It was originally used as an antioxidant and shortly afterwards recognized for its antiwear and extreme pressure ...
Zhang, Jie, Zhang, Jie
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ZnS‐MXene‐TiO2 nanocomposite heterojunction for photocatalytic decomposition of this methylene blue dye (MB) greatly improves light absorption, charge separation, and active site area. Two‐dimensional MXene forms nanocomposites by easily combining them with 0D (quantum dots), 1D (tube and wire), 2D (plane and sheet), and 3D (particle and lamellar ...
Latiful Kabir +7 more
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