Chicken feather fiber reinforced composites for sustainable applications

RA Kurien, A Biju, KA Raj, A Chacko, B Joseph… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the years, extensive research has been carried out to find viable alternatives for
synthetic fibres. Among the bio natural fibre composites, Chicken Feather Fiber (CFF) is …

[HTML][HTML] Tribological characterisation of graphene hybrid nanolubricants in biofuel engines

CM Lai, HG How, YJJ Jason, YH Teoh, H Yaqoob… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid development of nanotechnology allows further enhancement of the tribological
performance of lubricants by utilizing nano-additives. This study used a four-ball tribometer …

Tribological investigations of wear resistant layers developed through EDA and WEDA techniques on Ti6Al4V surfaces: Part I–Ambient temperature

JT Philip, D Kumar, J Mathew, B Kuriachen - Wear, 2020 - Elsevier
The incompetent tribological behavior of Ti6Al4V (Ti64) poses an imperative need to
develop new techniques or improve existing processes for surface characteristic …

[HTML][HTML] Nanostructured Al2O3/graphene additive in bio-based lubricant: a novel approach to improve engine performance

SJ Hettiarachchi, J Bowen, M Kershaw, IA Baragau… - Tribology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Personal and industrial use of internal combustion engines (ICEs) is projected to continue
until 2050 and beyond. Yet demands to reduce global dependence on petrochemicals and …

Experimental investigations on the tribological performance of electric discharge alloyed Ti–6Al–4V at 200–600 C

JT Philip, D Kumar, J Mathew… - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Nowadays, the titanium alloys observe broad applicability in aerospace, marine, automobile,
and bio-medical industries due to their lightweight, bio-compatibility, good fatigue strength …

Tribological behaviour of graphene nanoplatelets as additive in pongamia oil

YJJ Jason, HG How, YH Teoh, F Sher, HG Chuah… - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the tribological behaviour of Pongamia oil (PO) and 15W–40 mineral
engine oil (MO) with and without the addition of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs). The friction …

A cost-effective approach for decontamination of used lubricant oil: enhanced recovery of base oil using different adsorbents

K Parekh, R Radadiya, R Gaur, S Shahabuddin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Lubricant oil is commonly used to reduce friction and prevent corrosion. It also protects the
metallic components of the machine from wear and tear due to continuous operation …

Tribo-behavioural transition of Ti6Al4V as a function of sliding velocity and load under dry sliding conditions

TP Jibin, B Kuriachen, D Kumar… - … -Materials, Surfaces & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In this work, the dry sliding wear characteristics of Ti6Al4V (Ti64)–EN31 (steel) tribo-pair at
incremental sliding velocity (SV, 0.838–1.466 ms-1) and load (L, 50–100 N) conditions are …

Review of vegetable nanolubricants for tribological applications

L Peña-Parás… - … Journal of Modern …, 2022 - scholarworks.utrgv.edu
About 40 million tons of lubricants are used every year for various industry purposes and
applications, where most of them are petroleum based oils. These oils are difficult and …

An experimental study on the effect of concentration of green nanoadditives on the tribological properties of the biolubricants

WK Shafi, MS Charoo - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The paper aims to introduce a sustainable solution in the field of lubrication science. A green
nano additive, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is mixed with two biofriendly natural oils …