Tribology Investigation of Automotive Air Condition (AAC) compressor by using Al2O3/PAG Nanolubricant / A.R.M. Aminullah...[et al.]

A.R.M., Aminullah and W.H., Azmi and A.A.M., Redhwan and M.Z., Sharif and N.N.M., Zawawi and K., Kadirgama and M.N.S., Ashraf (2018) Tribology Investigation of Automotive Air Condition (AAC) compressor by using Al2O3/PAG Nanolubricant / A.R.M. Aminullah...[et al.]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE), 15 (1). pp. 49-61. ISSN 1823-5514 ; 2550-164X

Abstract

Lubrication is a requisite for any mechanical equipment that moved to avoid wear of sliding parts and enhance the equipment operation consistency. The objective of this study was to seek a new improved automotive air conditioning (AAC) compressor lubricant to enhanced AAC performances. The type of compressor is piston type, Sanden SD 7H10,that normally used by Malaysia compact car. The tribological investigation was focusing on Coefficient of friction and wear rate. The wear rate and coefficient of friction (COF) of Alumina/Polyalkylene glycol (Al2O3/PAG) nanolubricant were evaluated employing reciprocating test conditions to replicate a piston ring/cylinder liner contact following the ASTM G 181-11 Standard. Al2O3 nanoparticle was dispersed in PAG lubricant for volume concentrations between 0.006 to 0.014 vol %. Al2O3/PAG nanolubricant with 0.010 % vol. concentration showed the best reduction of frictional power loss. The enhancement of power saving due to frictional losses was up to 7.59 % compared to pure PAG lubricant. Furthermore, the wear rate of piston liner A.R.M. Aminullah et. al. reduced by 33.39 %. Al2O3 nanoparticles in this circumstances, performed as a solid lubricant to reduce wear. These results show potential approach to enhance the AAC performance, save automotive fuel and elongated the life span for AAC compressor.

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Item Type: Article
Creators:
Creators
Email / ID Num.
A.R.M., Aminullah
maminullah@tatiuc.edu.my,
W.H., Azmi
UNSPECIFIED
A.A.M., Redhwan
redhwan323@gmail.com
M.Z., Sharif
UNSPECIFIED
N.N.M., Zawawi
UNSPECIFIED
K., Kadirgama
UNSPECIFIED
M.N.S., Ashraf
UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Mechanical Engineering (JMechE)
ISSN: 1823-5514 ; 2550-164X
Volume: 15
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 49-61
Keywords: Alumina, Coefficient of friction, wear rate
Date: 2018
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/36284
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