Zahid, Rehan and Masjuki, Haji Hassan and Alabdulkarem, Abdullah and Varman, Mahendra and Kalam, Md. Abul and Mufti, Riaz Ahmad and Zulkifli, Nurin Wahidah Mohd and Gulzar, Mubashir and Bhutta, Muhammad Usman and Ali, Mian Ashfaq and Abdullah, Usman and Yunus, Robiah H. (2018) Tribological characteristics comparison of formulated palm trimethylolpropane ester and polyalphaolefin for cam/tappet interface of direct acting valve train system. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 70 (5). pp. 888-901. ISSN 0036-8792, DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-06-2017-0156.
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Purpose: There is a continuous drive in automotive sector to shift from conventional lubricants to environmental friendly ones without adversely affecting critical tribological performance parameters. Because of their favorable tribological properties, chemically modified vegetable oils such as palm trimethylolpropane ester (TMP) are one of the potential candidates for the said role. To prove the suitability of TMP for applications involving boundary-lubrication regime such as cam/tappet interface of direct acting valve train system, a logical step forward is to investigate their compatibility with conventional lubricant additives. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, extreme pressure and tribological characteristics of TMP, formulated with glycerol mono-oleate (GMO), molybdenum dithiocarbamate (MoDTC) and zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP), has been investigated using four-ball wear tester and valve train test rig. For comparison, additive-free and formulated versions of polyalphaolefin (PAO) were used as reference. Moreover, various surface characterization techniques were deployed to investigate mechanisms responsible for a particular tribological behavior. Findings: In additive-free form, TMP demonstrated better extreme pressure characteristics compared to PAO and lubricant additives which are actually optimized for conventional base-oils such as PAO, are also proved to be compatible with TMP to some extent, especially ZDDP. During cylinder head tests, additive-free TMP proved to be more effective compared to PAO in reducing friction of cam/tappet interface, but opposite behavior was seen when formulated lubricants were used. Therefore, there is a need to synthesize specialized friction modifiers, anti-wear and extreme pressure additives for TMP before using it as engine lubricant base-oil. Originality/value: In this study, additive-free and formulated versions of bio-lubricant are tested for cam/tappet interface of direct acting valve train system of commercial passenger car diesel engine for the very test time. Another important aspect of this research was comparison of important tribological performance parameters (friction torque, wear, rotational speed of tappet) of TMP-based lubricants with conventional lubricant base oil, that is, PAO and its formulated version.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | University of Malaya and Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE): High Impact Research Chancellory grant project titled “Development of Alternative and Renewable Energy Carrier”, Grant No. UM.C/HIR/MOHE/ENG/60, University of Malaya Research Grant (UMRG): IPPP (Institut Pengurusan Penyelidikan dan Perundingan) Fund Project No. PG200-2016A, International Scientific Partnership Program (Ref no. ISPP#0092) at King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Wear; Lubricant additives; Bio-lubricants; Direct-acting valve train system; Friction torque; Tappet rotation |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2019 08:27 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2019 08:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/20213 |
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