Tribology and the liquid-crystalline state

Autor:	B. I. Kupchinov
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Materials science Mechanics of Materials Liquid crystal Liquid crystalline Decreased energy Nanotechnology Piston ring Lubricant Composite material Tribology Coefficient of friction Cholesterol oleate Surfaces Coatings and Films
Zdroj:	Journal of Friction and Wear. 30:169-171
ISSN:	1934-9386 1068-3666
Popis:	The results of study of the efficiency of nematic-type liquid crystals as additives to lubricants are discussed. Liquid crystals are shown to provide high tribological characteristics of lubricants due to the ordered layers formed on friction surfaces. This results in increased loading capacity, decreased coefficient of friction and wear of the joint, as well as decreased energy losses. Usage of nematic liquid crystals as additives to oils is a new trend in tribology. In 1998 a group of scientists from Belyi Metal-Polymer Research Institute of the Belarus National Academy of Science received a certificate for the discovery of “Property of the Synovial Environment to Provide High Antifriction Behavior of Cartilage by Realization of Mesomorphic Nematic State of Lubricant in the Friction Zone.”
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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