Excessive Additive Effect On Engine Oil Viscosity

Antioxidant Effect of Bio-Oil Additive ESP on Asphalt Binder

Bio-oil is a dark brown, mobile liquid derived from the thermo-chemical processing of bio-mass. Bio-oils generally contain water and lignin. Lignins are highly-available, well-studied carbohydrate derivative known for their antioxidant properties. For asphalt pavements, oxidation can cause deterioration, a longterm aging process, and eventually result in cracking. Therefore, bio-oil could poten...

Effect of water on overbased sulfonate engine oil additives.

The presence and effect of water on calcium carbonate nanoparticles used in engine additives, stabilized with a sulfonate surfactant, is investigated using small-angle neutron scattering, dynamic light scattering, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and rheometry. These techniques provide complementary data that suggests the formation of a layer of water around the core of the particles en...

Investigating the Effect of Engine Lubricant Viscosity on Engine Friction and Fuel Economy of a Diesel Engine

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On-board Monitoring of Engine Oil

Viscosity sensors for engine oil condition monitoring—Application and interpretation of results

There is an increasing demand for the on-line condition monitoring of lubricating oils. In our recent research, we considered various sensor principles for the on-line monitoring of thermal aging of engine oils. One of the investigated parameters is the viscosity of the lubricating oil, which can be efficiently measured using microacoustic sensors. Compared to conventional viscometers, these se...