Friction modifier behaviour in lubricated MEMS devices

Tribology Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 239-246

  Reddyhoff, T ^a   Ku, I S Y ^a   Holmes, A S ^a   Spikes, H A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Additives; Boundary lubrication; Friction modifiers; Hydrodynamic lubrication; Microelectromechanical systems

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY FRICTION; BOUNDARY LUBRICATIONS; DIETHYLAMINES; FRICTION MODIFIER; FRICTION MODIFIER ADDITIVES; FRICTION MODIFIERS; HEXADECANE; HYDRODYNAMIC FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; LOW VISCOSITY; LOW VISCOSITY FLUIDS; LUBRICATING FLUIDS; MEMSDEVICES; MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM; OCTADECYLAMINES; SILICONE OIL; SLIDING DISTANCES; SLIDING SPEED; SOLUBLE ADDITIVES;

ADDITIVES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PARAFFINS; SILICONES; TOLUENE; VISCOSITY;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 78650889807     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-010-9704-3     Document Type: Article

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