Tribological characteristics comparison of formulated palm trimethylolpropane ester and polyalphaolefin for cam/tappet interface of direct acting valve train system

• Main Authors: Zahid, Rehan, Hassan, Masjuki, Alabdulkarem, Abdullah, Varman, Mahendra, Kalam, Md. Abul, Mufti, Riaz Ahmad, Mohd Zulkifli, Nurin Wahidah, Gulzar, Mubashir, Bhutta, Muhammad Usman, Ali, Mian Ashfaq, Yunus, Robiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74341/1/Tribological%20characteristics%20comparison%20of%20formulated%20palm%20trimethylolpropane%20ester%20and%20polyalphaolefin.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74341/

Purpose: There is a continuous drive in automotive sector to shift from conventional lubricants to environmental friendly ones without adversely affecting critical tribological performance parameters. Because of their favorable tribological properties, chemically modified vegetable oils such as palm...