Coconut-castor oil mixture: The potential of flow to tribo-contacts of internal combustion engine at low-temperatures

• Main Authors: Bongfa, Binfa, Abdul Hamid, Mohd. K., Samin, Pakharuddin M., Adeoti, Mathew O.
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Tribology Society (Mytribos) 2020
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93051/; https://jurnaltribologi.mytribos.org/v27.html

Vegetable oils are desirable alternative lubricant basestocks because petroleum products are non-regenerative and eco-unfriendly. The strong metal-surface adherence and thin-film formation abilities of vegetable oils can satisfy the tribological demand of today’s improved engine tolerances. However,...