Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 60 Issue 4

Study on lubricant quality and its effect on engine component performance

Bilsen Beşergil, M. Sabih Özer, Mustafa Eskici, Enver Atik

This paper aims to determine the usage time of the test lubricant N0, prepared from base oils of Aliaga Plant, Izmir, in gasoline and diesel‐engines, and the investigations of…

Comparative study of friction behaviour of alumina and zirconia ceramics against steel under water lubricated conditions

J. Paulo Davim, Edgar Santos, Catarina Pereira, J.M.F. Ferreira

The paper aims to study the friction behaviour of alumina and zirconia against steel DIN‐Ck45K under water lubricated conditions.

Tribological performance of 2‐mercaptobenzothiazole derivatives as lubricating oil additives

Hua Wu, X.Q. Zeng, T.H. Ren

The paper's aim is to study tribological performances of two 2‐mercaptobenzothiazole derivatives which are ashless and lacking in phosphorous as lubricating oil additives in HVIW…

Tribological behavior of dual and triple particle size SiC reinforced Al‐MMCs: a comparative study

Abdul Maleque, Rezaul Karim

The aim is to study the tribological behavior of dual particle size (DPS) and triple particle size (TPS) SiC reinforced aluminum alloy‐based metal matrix composites – MMCs (Al/SiC_p…

Friction and wear behaviours of some industrial polyamides against different polymer counterparts under dry conditions

H. Unal, F. Findik

The present study aims to find out the best polymer/polymer pair in electrical insulating applications. Moreover, the effects of different polymer counterpart and applied load on…

Reliability analysis of engine oil using “polygraph approach”

B. Sharma, O.P. Gandhi

The lubricating oil is a non‐renewable source of energy and its useful life is limited due to deterioration during its usage. It is desirable to maximize its use to conserve this…

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