Energy efficient siloxane lubricants utilizing temporary shear-thinning

Tribology Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 525-538

  Zolper, Thomas J ^a   Seyam, Afif M ^b   Chen, Changle ^b   Jungk, Manfred ^c   Stammer, Andreas ^c   Stoegbauer, Herbert ^c   Marks, Tobin J ^b   Chung, Yip Wah ^a   Wang, Qian ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ehl friction (traction); Ehl with non Newtonian lubricants; Energy conservation; Silicones; Synthetic base stocks

Indexed keywords

EHL FRICTION; EHL WITH NON-NEWTONIAN LUBRICANTS; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC FILM THICKNESS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FULL FILM LUBRICATION; SHEAR CHARACTERISTICS; SYNTHETIC BASE STOCKS; TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILM THICKNESS; FRICTION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERS; SILICONES; TRIBOLOGY;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 84892891988     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-012-0093-7     Document Type: Article

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