Assessing the energy efficiency of gear oils via the FZG test machine

Tribology International

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 918-925

  Hargreaves, D J ^a   Planitz, Anton ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy efficient lubricants; Friction; FZG; Gear oils

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENT LUBRICANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; EXTREME PRESSURES; FZG; GEAR OILS; INDUSTRIAL GEARS; INDUSTRIAL MACHINES; POWER REQUIREMENTS; TEST LUBRICANTS; TEST MACHINES; TEST METHODS; TEST RIGS;

FRICTION; LUBRICATING OILS; OPERATING COSTS; TESTING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 64149087446     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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