Effect of Al₂O₃ Nanoparticles Additives on Thermo-Elastohydrodynamic with Newtonian Lubricant

Abstract:

This paper presents the effect of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles additives on thermoelastohy-drodynamic with Newtonian lubricant. The modified Reynolds equation and energy equation have been formulated and solved numerically with initial conditions using multi-grid multi-level method. Simulation results show the operating with Al₂O₃ nanoparticles blended particularly with SAE-90 lubricant. The maximum pressure and temperature decreases, as compared to SAE-90 oil without nanoparticles additives.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 739)
• Pages: 470-475
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.739.470
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Sountaree Rattapasakorn, Mongkol Mongkolwongrojn
• Keywords: Modified Reynolds Equation, Nanoparticle, Thermo-Elastohydrodynamic

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