Experimental study of application of molecules with a cyclic head group containing a free radical as organic friction modifiers
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- ZHANG Xiaowei
- School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology
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- TSUKAMOTO Masaki
- Department of Complex Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
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- ZHANG Hedong
- Department of Complex Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
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- MITSUYA Yasunaga
- Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute
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- ITOH Shintaro
- Department of Micro-Nano Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
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- FUKUZAWA Kenji
- Department of Micro-Nano Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Abstract
<p>The optimal molecular design of organic friction modifier (OFM) additives allows for a reduction in the friction and wear in mechanical systems, and thus, an improvement in the energy efficiency and reduction in CO2 emissions. In this study, we synthesized N-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-oxyl-4-piperidinyl)dodecaneamide, referred to as C12TEMPO, which has a large and rigid cyclic head group containing a free radical, to explore its application as a new type of OFM. We also selected stearic acid and stearonitrile, which possess small head groups without free radicals but an identical tail structure and approximately the same total length as C12TEMPO, to clarify the effect of head groups. The three types of OFMs were added separately into polyalphaolefin oil at 1 wt.%, and their lubrication performance was measured with a pin-on-disk type friction tester under varied normal loads or sliding speeds. C12TEMPO exhibited the highest load-carrying capacity, up to roughly thrice that of stearic acid and stearonitrile. Additionally, C12TEMPO gave rise to more stable sliding than stearic acid, as confirmed from comparison of instantaneous friction coefficients. These results suggested that C12TEMPO could form an effective boundary film that was robust to heavy-loaded sliding. The reason for this could be attributed to not only the strong surface interaction owing to the free radical but also to the rigidity of the cyclic structure of the head group in C12TEMPO. The results obtained when varying the sliding speed suggested that the efficiency to form the boundary film followed the order: stearic acid > C12TEMPO > stearonitrile. We inferred that the relatively large size of the head group of C12TEMPO rendered it difficult to access the solid surfaces, thereby reducing the film formation efficiency.</p>
Journal
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- Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing
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Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing 14 (4), JAMDSM0044-JAMDSM0044, 2020
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390283659867726976
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- NII Article ID
- 130007825799
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- ISSN
- 18813054
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- Disallowed