Effect of graphite and carbon nanofiber additives on the performance efficiency of a gear pump driven hydraulic circuit using ethanol

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 11363-11368

  Martorana, Philip ^a,b   Bayer, Ilker S ^a,b   Steele, Adam ^a,b   Loth, Eric ^a,b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; CONCENTRATION RANGES; ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ETHANOL SOLUTIONS; FILM LUBRICATION; GAUGE PRESSURE; GRAPHITE FLAKES; HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS; IMPROVE-A; INLET PRESSURES; LUBRICATION MECHANISM; NANO-STRUCTURED; PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY; PUMP DISCHARGE; PUMP EFFICIENCY; PUMP POWER; PUMP PRESSURES; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

ADDITIVES; CARBON NANOFIBERS; COLLOIDAL GRAPHITE; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ETHANOL; GEAR PUMPS; GRAPHITE; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INLET FLOW; LEAKAGE (FLUID); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

PUMPS;

EID: 78449282688     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie100872g     Document Type: Article

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