Calculating shear viscosity with confined non-equilibrium molecular dynamics: a case study on hematite

Calculating shear viscosity with confined non-equilibrium molecular dynamics: a case study on hematite – PAO-2 lubricant

Published:2023 Issue:48 Volume:13 Page:33994-34002
ISSN:2046-2069
Container-title:RSC Advances
language:en
Short-container-title:RSC Adv.

Author:

Mathas Dimitrios¹^ORCID,Sarpa Davide¹^ORCID,Holweger Walter²,Wolf Marcus³,Bohnert Christof⁴,Bakolas Vasilios³,Procelewska Joanna³,Franke Joerg³,Rödel Philipp³,Skylaris Chris-Kriton¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK

2. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK

3. Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, Germany

4. Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Gottlieb-Daimler-Str., 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany

Abstract

Atomistic simulations show for the first time how the variation of a lubricant's film thickness affects viscosity and at what point it eventually becomes comparable with the bulk simulation of a lubricant, at different pressures and shear regimes.

Funder

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Schaeffler Gruppe

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/RA/D3RA06929J

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