Improving the tribological characteristics of piston ring assembly in automotive engines using Al2O3 and TiO2 nanomaterials as nano-lubricant additives

Tribology International

Volumn 103, Issue , 2016, Pages 540-554

  Ali, Mohamed Kamal Ahmed ^a,b   Xianjun, Hou ^a   Mai, Liqiang ^a   Qingping, Cai ^a   Turkson, Richard Fiifi ^a,c   Bicheng, Chen ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Minia University   (Egypt)

^c HO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Friction; Nano lubricant additives; Nano tribology; Piston ring assembly; Wear

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENGINES; FRICTION; FUEL ECONOMY; LUBRICANTS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTRIBOLOGY; PISTON RINGS; PISTONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE; AVERAGE SIZE; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; NANO-LUBRICANTS; POWER-LOSSES; TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; TRIBOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

ENGINE PISTONS;

EID: 84982132638     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2016.08.011     Document Type: Article

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