Investigation of the anti-wear characteristics of palm oil methyl ester using a four-ball tribometer test

• Main Authors: Maleque, Md. Abdul, Masjuki, H.H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 1997
• Subjects: T175 Industrial research. Research and development; TN600 Metallurgy
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/29638/1/P4_1997.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/29638/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043164896073516

The aim of this study was to assess the anti-wear characteristics of palm oil methyl ester (POME) in elastohydrodynamic lubrication of EN31 steel ball bearings. A conventional four-ball wear testing machine with different loads was used at 1500 rev miny1 and a test duration of 1 min at ambient room...