Wear and Friction Effects on Engine Materials of N-Butanol in Ultra-Low Sulfure Diesel Mixtures
| Autor: | Gustavo J. Molina, John L. Morrison, Valentin Soloiu, Cesar Carapia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Surface Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science. 10:1-11 |
| ISSN: | 2166-7233 2166-7225 |
| Popis: | The lack of the sulfur beneficial lubricity in ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) may lead to premature wear and failure of diesel-fuel systems. Mixing of small percentages of, for instance, biodiesels and other biofuels is typically used to add lubricity in ULSD. N-butanol has been recently proved to mix in or replace diesel without compromising engine combustion performance. But anti-wear properties of mixing N-Butanol in ULSD have not previously been studied. This paper presents a tribology study on the effects of N-Butanol in ULSD in a steel-on steel sliding contact. The research work employed a pin on disk tribometer for friction-force data acquisition, and wear was measured by specimen weight-change. The wear results and the friction force evolution observed in tests indicate that the dilutions of ULSD with N-Butanol can lead to a reduction of wear and that there is an optimum rate of dilution, of around 25% of N-Butanol in ULSD, that minimizes wear and increases the mixture lubricity as compared to those of both pure ULSD and pure N-Butanol. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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