Abstract
Lubricants like any types of greases and oils usually used to reduce the effect of friction, but also it has multi functions of increase of the overall performance and application life. To clarify how lubricants decrease friction and reduce friction related issues, this study evaluates the performance of the specific fuel consumption, and the exhaust emissions (such as HC, CO and PM) of motorcycle with nanosilica (nano-SiO2) added to the original lubricant. Lubricants with 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5 wt.% of nano-SiO2 were evaluated after testing their basic properties and conducting tribology tests; lubricant with 3.5 wt.% of nano-SiO2 was found to be the best candidate for the four-stroke engine motorcycle experiments. The results of the tribology experiment with nano-SiO2 lubricant showed that the abrasion loss corresponding to the 3.5-wt.% nano-SiO2 lubricant decreased by an average of 42.43%. Overall, the 3.5-wt.% nano-SiO2 lubricant improved the effect of lubrication. The primary focus of the current study is on the development of nano-SiO2 lubricant technology for application in industry environments.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 117-133 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Jurnal Tribologi |
Volume | 35 |
Publication status | Published - 2022 Dec |
Keywords
- Friction
- Industry environment
- Lubricant
- Nano-SiO
- Tribology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Materials Chemistry