Tribological analysis on palm fatty acid distillate as alternative transmission fluid for clutch application

• Main Authors: Salleh, M. A. A., Abdul Hamid, M. K., Che Daud, Z. H., Abu Bakar, A. R., Abu Bakar, S. A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76769/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85037696850&doi=10.11113%2fjt.v79.12261&partnerID=40&md5=35e547af1aa940e30656ea893ed5bc3c

Typically, a mineral based oil from petroleum refining has been widely used as automatic transmission fluid (ATF) in the wet clutch application. However, it has two major disadvantages: (1) It causes pollution to the environment and (2) It is a non-renewable source. Thus, Palm Fatty Acid Distillate...