Perfecting the lubricant wheel through macromolecular design

Joshua W. Robinson, Lelia Cosimbescu, Yan Zhou, Jun Qu, Brian West

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Abstract

• Investigated polymers as engine oil VMs and FMs • Competitive VI performance to commercial VMs • Branched, star-shaped, and multi-arm polymers • Outperformed commercial additives in friction • Hyper-branched polymers • Overall Fuel Economy Gain of 1.7% with multi-arm stars • Ongoing structure-performance studies with hyperbranched systems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSociety of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2016
PublisherSociety of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Pages350-360
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9781510825048
StatePublished - 2016
Event71st Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2016 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: May 15 2016May 19 2016

Publication series

NameSociety of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2016

Conference

Conference71st Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period05/15/1605/19/16

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