Nanolubricant additives: A review

J Zhao, Y Huang, Y He, Y Shi - Friction, 2021 - Springer
Using nanoadditives in lubricants is one of the most effective ways to control friction and
wear, which is of great significance for energy conservation, emission reduction, and …

Properties, functions and applications of commonly used lubricant additives: A review

A Singh, N Verma, TG Mamatha, A Kumar… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wear and friction results in a huge loss of energy around the world. The need to reduce the
loss has prompted the scientific community to improve the performance of lubricants. The …

Unsteady squeezing flow of a magnetized nano-lubricant between parallel disks with Robin boundary conditions

JC Umavathi, SL Patil… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of the present work is to examine the impact of magnetized nanoparticles (NPs) in
enhancement of heat transport in a tribological system subjected to convective type heating …

Tribological properties of ZnO and WS2 nanofluids using different surfactants

J Guo, GC Barber, DJ Schall, Q Zou, SB Jacob - Wear, 2017 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown promising tribological performance and thermal properties of
nano particles and ionic liquids when they were used separately as oil additives. However …

Growth and morphology of thermally assisted sinterable zirconia nanoparticle tribofilm

SJ Thrush, AS Comfort, JS Dusenbury, P Nautiyal… - Tribology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tribofilm formation mechanisms of a novel zirconia (ZrO 2) nanoparticle antiwear additive
were investigated. Spherical ZrO 2 nanoparticles 5 nm in diameter with organic cap** …

Stability, thermal conductivity, viscosity, and tribological characterization of zirconia nanofluids as a function of nanoparticle concentration

SJ Thrush, AS Comfort, JS Dusenbury… - Tribology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Commercially prepared spherical zirconia (ZrO2) nanoparticles with an average particle
diameter of 5 nm and functionalized with a hydrocarbon ligand were dispersed in a …

Wear mechanisms of a sintered tribofilm in boundary lubrication regime

SJ Thrush, AS Comfort, JS Dusenbury, X Han… - Wear, 2021 - Elsevier
A research effort was conducted to investigate wear mechanisms of a sintered tribofilm
formed by a zirconia nanoparticle antiwear additive. Spherical five nanometer diameter …

Tribological performance of oil‐based ZnO and diamond nanofluids

X Han, GC Barber, Z Zhang, S Thrush… - Lubrication …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In previous studies, few articles investigated the tribological properties of nanofluid‐
lubricated ceramic specimens. Therefore, this research focused on the tribological …

Evaluation of tribological behavior of a circulation oil with ionic liquid and hybrid additives

TN Ta, JH Horng - … of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, the synergistic effects of methyltrioctylammonium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl)
imide [N1888][NTf2] ionic liquid (IL) with zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) and zinc oxide …

Study of pressure dependence on sinterable zirconia nanoparticle tribofilm growth

SJ Thrush, AS Comfort, JS Dusenbury, X Han… - Tribology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tribological sintering of antiwear films as a function of applied load has been investigated
using a novel zirconia nanoparticle antiwear additive. Spherical five nanometer diameter …