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Thin film lubrication of hexadecane confined by iron and iron oxide surfaces: A crucial role of surface structure

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posted on 2024-11-15, 13:33 authored by Thi Dinh Ta, Anh TieuAnh Tieu, Hongtao ZhuHongtao Zhu, Prabuono KosasihPrabuono Kosasih
A comparative analysis of thin film lubrication of hexadecane between different iron and its oxide surfaces has been carried out using classical molecular dynamic simulation. An ab initio force-field, COMPASS, was applied for n-hexadecane using explicit atom model. An effective potential derived from density functional theory calculation was utilized for the interfacial interaction between hexadecane and the tribo-surfaces. A quantitative surface parameterization was introduced to investigate the influence of surface properties on the structure, rheological properties, and tribological performance of the lubricant. The results show that although the wall-fluid attraction of hexadecane on pure iron surfaces is significantly stronger than its oxides, there is a considerable reduction of shear stress of confined n-hexadecane film between Fe(100) and Fe(110) surfaces compared with FeO(110), FeO(111), Fe2O3(001), and Fe2O3(012). It was found that, in thin film lubrication of hexadecane between smooth iron and iron oxide surfaces, the surface corrugation plays a role more important than the wall-fluid adhesion strength.

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Ta, D. T., Tieu, A. K., Zhu, H. T. & Kosasih, B. (2015). Thin film lubrication of hexadecane confined by iron and iron oxide surfaces: A crucial role of surface structure. Journal of Chemical Physics, 143 164702-1-164702-16.

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Journal of Chemical Physics

Volume

143

Issue

16

Language

English

RIS ID

103632

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