The application of nanoparticles in tribology has received considerable attention in recent years...In the physical world around us, nothing happens without friction. It is both a constraint and a necessary condition for the transfer of power in mechanical systems.
NanoTribology: http://www.pacificnanotech.com/nanotribology_single.html
news@nature.com - Nano-lubrication: facts and friction
EUROPA - Research - RTD info -N°39 - November 2003 - Tribology in ...INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES Tribology in the 'nano' age. ... as well as optimising the power transmitted by mechanical systems and the complex lubrication they require
Tribo-Mechanics of Nano-materials ... In this project, dynamic friction of nano materials will be investigated using ... behavior
of interfaces as functions of surface characteristics and lubrication. ...
Preparation of Ni Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their ... performance under boundary and mixed-film lubrication conditions. http://scitation.aip.org/getpdf/servlet/GetPDFServlet?filetype=pdf&id=JOTRE9000123000003000441000001&idtype=cvips
What is a nanotechnologist?... "Nano Lubrication (Robert Carpick advisor): http://www.fearofphysics.com/Friction/frintro.html - an introduction to friction; http://www.nature.com/nsu/001207/001207-7.html - "Nano Lubrication: Facts and Friction," a Nature article by David Adams; http://www.nano-world.org/frictionmodule/content - an in-depth look at friction
ApNano Materials Popular Press. Popular Press. Scientific Literature. General >>. Israel 21c - Israeli
nano-lubricant could mean no more oil changes", http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El866&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Technology
Microsoft PowerPoint - COSTTRIBTECH01 File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Kenneth Holmberg: COST TRIBOTECHNOLOGY, Stockholm 28.5.2001 SUPERIOR FRICTION AND WEAR CONTROL IN ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS ... http://ltds.ec-lyon.fr/cost532/532Holmbergpresentation.pdf
Lubrication Chemistry Viewed from DFT-Based Concepts and Electronic Structural Principles: http://www.mdpi.org/ijms/papers/i5010013.pdf
References and Notes
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http://www.nanoworld.unibas.ch/lm/nanotribo/research/tribochemistry .
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27. Zehe, M. J., Computational Chemistry and Lubrication: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/RT1997/5000/5140zehe.htm
41. Holmberg, K. Tribotechnology 2001. http://ltds.ec-lyon.fr/cost532/532holmbergpresentation.pdf
Size-dependent adhesion of nanoparticles on rough substrates ... The adhesion of nanoparticles is vast in scope encompassing the physics of surfaces and interfaces, polymers,microelectronics,adsorption,tribology
NanoTribology Introduction. The term tribology is derived from the Greek word "tribo"
meaning rubbing and "logy" meaning knowledge. http://www.pacificnanotech.com/nanotribology_single.html
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Abstract: Nanometer crystal titanium oxide with a particle size of about 20 nm was prepared using ethanol supercritical fluid drying technique. Tribology properties of 500 SN oil with the nanometer particles were measured using four-ball and block-on-ring tribotester. Results indicated that wear resistance and load carrying capacity of 500 SN base oil were improved and friction coefficient was decreased by an addition of the nanometer particles. There was an optimal content of titanium oxide in the oil, which gave the highest maximum nonseized load. Nanometer titanium oxide took effect by its deposition on rubbing surface. referred by S. Choi
Hu Z.S.1; Dong J.X., Study on antiwear and reducing friction additive of nanometer titanium borate, Wear, 15 March 1998, vol. 216, no. 1, pp. 87-91(5)
Abstract: Crystal titanium borate with a particle size of 10-70 nm was prepared using Ethanol Supercritical Fluid Drying technique. Tribology properties of 500 SN base oil containing so-prepared nanometer titanium borate were evaluated. Results indicated that wear resistance and load carrying capacity of the oil were improved and the friction coefficient of the oil was decreased. The improvement of tribological properties of the oil under low load resulted from the deposition of the nanometer titanium borate. The deposition and tribochemical reaction produced some diboron trioxide on the wear scar.
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