Breaking the Tradeoff between Oil Film Thickness and Viscous Friction: n-Alcohol-Containing Lubricants in High-Pressure Contacts

Low-friction lubricant formulations are urgently needed to improve the energy efficiency of machines. Here, we show that blending 1-dodecanol with a hydrocarbon oil improves lubrication in nonconformal sliding/rolling contacts by simultaneously increasing hydrodynamic film thickness and reducing viscous friction. This is due to pressure-induced polymorphic phase transformations in the 1-dodecanol molecules after they flow through the film-thickness-determining inlet and reach the load-supporting zone. At relatively low pressures, 1-dodecanol forms a lamellar hexagonal solid polymorph that gives durable superlubricity and then, at higher pressures, it forms an orthorhombic polymorph. Both polymorphs cause anomalously low friction when blended into various hydrocarbon base oils over a wide range of speed, pressure, and shear rate conditions representative of rolling bearing and gear contacts. By breaking the ubiquitous tradeoff between friction and film thickness and enabling superlubricity, these blends pave the way for considerable energy efficiency improvements in widespread lubricated contacts.

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合作方式:技术开发

联 系 人:周老师

联系电话:13321314106

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成果名称:低表面能涂层

合作方式:技术开发

联 系 人:周老师

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成果名称:低表面能涂层

合作方式:技术开发

联 系 人:周老师

联系电话:13321314106

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