Recently, ionic liquids (ILs) have received an increasing attention as lubricants owing to their intriguing properties such as tunable viscosity, high thermal stability, low emissions, nonflammability, and corrosion resistance. In this work, we investigate how the incorporation of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) functionalized silica nanoparticles (NPs) in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium (trifluoromethysulfony)imide influences the tribological properties and rheological properties of IL under boundary lubrication and elastohydrodynamic conditions, respectively. It was found that the coefficient of friction was depended on the concentration of NPs in IL with a concave upward functional trend with a minimum at 0.05 wt.% for bare silica NPs and at 0.10 wt.% for OTS-functionalized silica NPs. For steel–steel sliding contact, the presence of functionalized NPs in IL at the optimum concentration decreased the coefficient of friction by 37% compared to IL and 17% compared to IL with bare silica NPs. While IL with bare NPs demonstrated a shear thinning behavior for all concentrations, IL with functionalized NPs showed a Newtonian behavior at low concentrations and shear thinning behavior at high concentrations. Overall, this study provides new insights into the antifriction and antiwear additives for lubrication systems involving ILs.
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The Effect of Nanoparticle Functionalization on Lubrication Performance of Nanofluids Dispersing Silica Nanoparticles in an Ionic Liquid
Cengiz Yegin,
Cengiz Yegin
Department of Materials
Science and Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: cengiz.yegin@gmail.com
Science and Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
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Wei Lu,
Wei Lu
Artie McFerrin Department of
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: weilu08@yahoo.com
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
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Bassem Kheireddin,
Bassem Kheireddin
Artie McFerrin Department of
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
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Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
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Peng Li,
Peng Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
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Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
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Hung-Jue Sue,
Hung-Jue Sue
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: hjsue@tamu.edu
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
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Mufrettin Murat Sari,
Mufrettin Murat Sari
Technology Division,
Defense Science Institute,
Turkish Military Academy,
Ankara 06654, Turkey
e-mails: mufrettin@gmail.com;
msari@kho.edu.tr
Defense Science Institute,
Turkish Military Academy,
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Mustafa Akbulut
Mustafa Akbulut
Artie McFerrin Department of
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mails: makbulut@tamu.edu;
mustafa.akbulut@gmail.com
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Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
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Cengiz Yegin
Department of Materials
Science and Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: cengiz.yegin@gmail.com
Science and Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: cengiz.yegin@gmail.com
Wei Lu
Artie McFerrin Department of
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: weilu08@yahoo.com
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: weilu08@yahoo.com
Bassem Kheireddin
Artie McFerrin Department of
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: kheireddinb@gmail.com
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: kheireddinb@gmail.com
Ming Zhang
Peng Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: lipeng0503@gmail.com
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: lipeng0503@gmail.com
Younjin Min
Hung-Jue Sue
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: hjsue@tamu.edu
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: hjsue@tamu.edu
Mufrettin Murat Sari
Technology Division,
Defense Science Institute,
Turkish Military Academy,
Ankara 06654, Turkey
e-mails: mufrettin@gmail.com;
msari@kho.edu.tr
Defense Science Institute,
Turkish Military Academy,
Ankara 06654, Turkey
e-mails: mufrettin@gmail.com;
msari@kho.edu.tr
Mustafa Akbulut
Artie McFerrin Department of
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mails: makbulut@tamu.edu;
mustafa.akbulut@gmail.com
Chemical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mails: makbulut@tamu.edu;
mustafa.akbulut@gmail.com
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Contributed by the Tribology Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY. Manuscript received June 1, 2016; final manuscript received October 24, 2016; published online April 4, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Min Zou.
J. Tribol. Jul 2017, 139(4): 041802 (8 pages)
Published Online: April 4, 2017
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Received:
June 1, 2016
Revised:
October 24, 2016
Citation
Yegin, C., Lu, W., Kheireddin, B., Zhang, M., Li, P., Min, Y., Sue, H., Murat Sari, M., and Akbulut, M. (April 4, 2017). "The Effect of Nanoparticle Functionalization on Lubrication Performance of Nanofluids Dispersing Silica Nanoparticles in an Ionic Liquid." ASME. J. Tribol. July 2017; 139(4): 041802. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035342
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