Effect of SiO 2 Nanoparticles on the Tribological Behavior of Balanites Aegytiaca (Desert date) Oil-Based Biolubricant
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Effect of SiO2 Nanoparticles on the Tribological Behavior of Balanites Aegytiaca (Desert date) Oil‑Based Biolubricant Yashvir Singh1 · Nishant Kumar Singh2 · Abhishek Sharma3 Received: 27 February 2020 / Revised: 16 October 2020 / Accepted: 19 November 2020 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Abstract In view of the ecological problems associated with the pollution caused by vehicles and the degradation of the ecosystem due to the extensive use of synthetic oil. There is a need to find the fuel that can substitute mineral oil and, in addition, the fuel should be environmentally friendly. Balanites aegyptiaca (Desert date) oil has the potential to be a mineral oil option and is available in abundant quantities. Balanites aegyptiaca oil was used as a lubricant in this investigation to examine its potential for the friction and wear behavior of the contact surfaces. The quantity of nanoparticles to the biolubricant was evaluated on the basis of the previous work. Average load, sliding speed, specific nanoparticle blends and biolubricant are the parameters considered for investigation. The mixture of Balanites aegyptiaca oil and the silicon dioxide nanoparticles was prepared. The variety of silicon dioxide nanoparticles blended with balanites aegyptiaca oil was evaluated for tribological investigation. In the light of the investigation, 0.6% concentration of silicon dioxide nanoparticles demonstrated a crucial increase in the reduction of coefficient of friction (COF), wear rate, and improved surface morphology with synthetic oil correlation. The positive impact was observed when the amount of nanoparticles was added up to 0.6% to the Balanites aegyptiaca oil. The functioning of the BA + 0.6% blend is certainly having a potential impact on energy and natural concern as a lubricant. Keywords Concentration · Balanites aegyptiaca oil · Wear · Silica nanoparticles · Friction
1 Introduction Synthetic oils are appropriate for the implementation of various areas identified with the assembly industry, the automotive industry [1]. They are competent to act as a lubricant necessary to reduce friction and wear of the components in combination with a sliding motion. Synthetic oils are hydrocarbon-based products and are used with certain additives to enhance their application [2]. The usage of synthetic oils was harmful to the environment as they are having problems associated with their proper disposal. Maneuver of such mineral oil is considerable across oilbased products owing to its use for lubrication purposes * Yashvir Singh [email protected] 1
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed To Be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Mathura, UP, India
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, G L Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, UP, India
[3]. At present few ecological issues are involved with the utilization of mineral oil because they are responsible for marine contamination
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