Gear power loss performance of biodegradable low-toxicity ester-based oils

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 431-440

  Martins, R C ^a   Cardoso, N ^a   Seabra, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biodegradable lubricants; Friction coefficient; Gears; Non toxic lubricants; Power losses

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; FRICTION; GEARS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

BIO-LUBRICANTS; BIODEGRADABLE LUBRICANTS; ESTER-BASED OILS; ZINC DIALKYL DITHIO PHOSPHATE (ZDDP);

LUBRICATING OILS;

BIODEGRADABILITY; FRICTION; GEARS; LUBRICATING OILS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

EID: 44949251751     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET345     Document Type: Conference Paper

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