Film thickness and traction measurements of refrigerant R1233zd used as lubricant in elastohydrodynamic conditions

This study presents film thickness and friction measurements of the refrigerant R1233zd (E-1-chloro-3,3,3,trifluoropropene-1) in a tribological contact. For the film thickness, optical interferometry technique with glass–steel contact is used in a ball-disc configuration, whilst for the traction mea...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part C, Journal of mechanical engineering science Journal of mechanical engineering science, 2015-02, Vol.229 (2), p.244-253
Main Authors: Morales-Espejel, Guillermo E, Meeuwenoord, Ralph, Quiñonez, Armando Félix, Hauleitner, Rudolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemicals
Contact
Elastohydrodynamic lubrication
Engineering Sciences
Film thickness
Friction
Friction measurement
Mathematical models
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineers
Refrigerants
Thickness measurement
Traction
Tribology
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Summary:This study presents film thickness and friction measurements of the refrigerant R1233zd (E-1-chloro-3,3,3,trifluoropropene-1) in a tribological contact. For the film thickness, optical interferometry technique with glass–steel contact is used in a ball-disc configuration, whilst for the traction measurements (Stribeck and traction curves), a contact ceramic ball–steel disc is used. In both cases, the Wedeven Associates Machines-5 tribometer is employed. An attempt to model the film thickness results is also carried out. The model gives a reasonably good prediction with respect to the experiments.
ISSN:0954-4062
2041-2983
DOI:10.1177/0954406214533530