Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant

This experimental research presents the friction and wear characteristics of piston ring-cylinder liner component of a diesel engine running on commercial engine oil (5W-30) and TiO2 nanoparticle (~20 nm, ≥99.5% trace metals basis) incorporated 5W-30 engine oil (nanolubricant) to observe the perform...

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Main Author: Ali Can Yılmaz
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Language:English
Published: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2407077
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description This experimental research presents the friction and wear characteristics of piston ring-cylinder liner component of a diesel engine running on commercial engine oil (5W-30) and TiO2 nanoparticle (~20 nm, ≥99.5% trace metals basis) incorporated 5W-30 engine oil (nanolubricant) to observe the performance parameters in terms of mean effective pressures and smoke emissions. Dynamic light scattering was utilized to examine the nanoparticle dispersion in the lubricant. Thermo-gravimetric analysis on nanoparticles was conducted to examine the thermal endurance during abrasion tests. The samples directly cut from the spare piston ring of the test engine underwent severe friction and wear tests via linear friction module. Coefficient of friction was considered as comparison param-eter to understand the tribological behavior of friction pairs submerged in two different lubricants. Scanning electron microscopy analysis was conducted to observe morphology of the nanoparticle and to analyze the surface structure of the samples before and after the abrasion tests. Atomic force microscopy analysis was done to obtain the 3D images of the worn surfaces and to make a comprehensive comparison of tribological performance between engine lubricant and nanolubricant. The results depicted that, TiO2 is effective in reducing coefficient of friction by an average of 10.37% and wear rate by 33.58% as well as improving brake mean effective pressure by an average of 4.95% and reducing friction mean effective pressure by an average of 9.34% when compared to those of the engine oil. In parallel with reduced friction, TiO2 incorporation in engine oil yielded an average reduction of 9.11% in smoke opacity. The experiments suggest promising results in terms of utilization of low friction, fuel efficient and environmental friendly internal combustion engines fulfilling strict emission regulations.
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spelling doaj-art-f7278725d9684e928bd38577036291282025-02-05T17:57:35ZengÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart UniversityJournal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences2757-51952022-12-018476277610.28979/jarnas.1111459453Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricantAli Can Yılmaz0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9832-9880Çukurova ÜniversitesiThis experimental research presents the friction and wear characteristics of piston ring-cylinder liner component of a diesel engine running on commercial engine oil (5W-30) and TiO2 nanoparticle (~20 nm, ≥99.5% trace metals basis) incorporated 5W-30 engine oil (nanolubricant) to observe the performance parameters in terms of mean effective pressures and smoke emissions. Dynamic light scattering was utilized to examine the nanoparticle dispersion in the lubricant. Thermo-gravimetric analysis on nanoparticles was conducted to examine the thermal endurance during abrasion tests. The samples directly cut from the spare piston ring of the test engine underwent severe friction and wear tests via linear friction module. Coefficient of friction was considered as comparison param-eter to understand the tribological behavior of friction pairs submerged in two different lubricants. Scanning electron microscopy analysis was conducted to observe morphology of the nanoparticle and to analyze the surface structure of the samples before and after the abrasion tests. Atomic force microscopy analysis was done to obtain the 3D images of the worn surfaces and to make a comprehensive comparison of tribological performance between engine lubricant and nanolubricant. The results depicted that, TiO2 is effective in reducing coefficient of friction by an average of 10.37% and wear rate by 33.58% as well as improving brake mean effective pressure by an average of 4.95% and reducing friction mean effective pressure by an average of 9.34% when compared to those of the engine oil. In parallel with reduced friction, TiO2 incorporation in engine oil yielded an average reduction of 9.11% in smoke opacity. The experiments suggest promising results in terms of utilization of low friction, fuel efficient and environmental friendly internal combustion engines fulfilling strict emission regulations.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2407077tio2 nanoparticlediesel enginetribologymean effective pressuresmoke emission
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Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant
Journal of Advanced Research in Natural and Applied Sciences
tio2 nanoparticle
diesel engine
tribology
mean effective pressure
smoke emission
title Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant
title_full Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant
title_fullStr Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant
title_full_unstemmed Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant
title_short Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant
title_sort fretting behavior of piston ring cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on tio2 nanolubricant
topic tio2 nanoparticle
diesel engine
tribology
mean effective pressure
smoke emission
url https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2407077
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