Wear prevention characteristics of a palm oil-based TMP (trimethylolpropane) ester as an engine lubricant

• Main Authors: Zulkifli, Nurin Wahidah Mohd, Kalam, Md. Abul, Masjuki, Haji Hassan, Shahabuddin, M., Yunus, Robiah
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23060/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2013.01.038

This paper presents the experimental results carried out to evaluate wear prevention characteristics of a palm oil-based TMP (trimethylolpropane) ester using a four-ball machine for different regime of lubrication. The TMP ester is produced from palm oil, which is biodegradable and has high lubricit...