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Tribological characteristics comparison of formulated palm trimethylolpropane ester and polyalphaolefin for cam/tappet interface of direct acting valve train system

  • Rehan Zahid*
  • , Masjuki Hj. Hassan
  • , Abdullah Alabdulkarem
  • , Mahendra Varman
  • , Md Abul Kalam
  • , Riaz Ahmad Mufti
  • , Nurin Wahidah Mohd Zulkifli
  • , Mubashir Gulzar
  • , Muhammad Usman Bhutta
  • , Mian Ashfaq Ali
  • , Muhammad Usman Abdullah
  • , Robiah H. Yunus
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    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.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)888-901
    Number of pages14
    JournalIndustrial Lubrication and Tribology
    Volume70
    Issue number5
    Early online date26 Jun 2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 9 Jul 2018

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    The authors would like to acknowledge the University of Malaya and Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) for funding this research through the 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) under the IPPP (Institut Pengurusan Penyelidikan dan Perundingan) Fund Project No. PG200-2016A and International Scientific Partnership Program (Ref no. ISPP#0092) at King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited.

    Keywords

    • Bio-lubricants
    • Direct-acting valve train system
    • Friction torque
    • Lubricant additives
    • Tappet rotation
    • Wear

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