Lubricants all work to a common goal – to reduce heat, noise and wear by reducing friction. Lubricants are often made up of oils mixed with chemical compounds, or additives, and it's these different additives which give the finished oils their specific properties. There is an increasing need for improved fuel economy from engines to meet environmental targets and friction modifier additives can contribute to improved fuel economy benefits from lubricants.
Engine oil lubricants make up half of the lubricant market and part of their purpose is to extend the life of moving parts operating under different conditions of speed temperature and pressure. But it's not just the modern passenger car engines that require tailored lubricants - railroad and diesel engines, high speed gas and steam turbines, hypoid gears, industrial processing machinery and many other devices benefit from additives and the advances in performance they provide.
Dr Stuart Clarke, BP institute, University of Cambridge explains, 'The lubrication of surfaces by oils is a key aspect of many industrial problems with significant financial implications to industry and the economy generally. Molecular additives are useful in a number of roles such as friction modification where they are believed to help two surfaces slide past each other or as corrosion inhibitors where they can prevent a metal surface being damaged.'
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Engine oil lubricants make up half of the lubricant market and part of their purpose is to extend the life of moving parts operating under different conditions of speed temperature and pressure. But it's not just the modern passenger car engines that require tailored lubricants - railroad and diesel engines, high speed gas and steam turbines, hypoid gears, industrial processing machinery and many other devices benefit from additives and the advances in performance they provide.
Dr Stuart Clarke, BP institute, University of Cambridge explains, 'The lubrication of surfaces by oils is a key aspect of many industrial problems with significant financial implications to industry and the economy generally. Molecular additives are useful in a number of roles such as friction modification where they are believed to help two surfaces slide past each other or as corrosion inhibitors where they can prevent a metal surface being damaged.'
further phys.org
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