Application of a Thermodynamic Concept for the Analysis of Structural Degradation of Soap Thickened Lubricating Greases

Lubricating greases are special lubricants with a wide range of application. The tribologically stressed grease is used as tribological system and finally modeled as an open thermodynamic system. This study investigated the phenomenon of self-optimization and applied to the process of shearing a gre...

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Main Author:	Erik Kuhn
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:	Lubricants
Subjects:	lubricating greases structural degradation liquid friction entropy production
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/6/1/7

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spelling	doaj-dd4068c1127e40cbab8aa80bddfce16c2020-11-24T22:20:41ZengMDPI AGLubricants2075-44422018-01-0161710.3390/lubricants6010007lubricants6010007Application of a Thermodynamic Concept for the Analysis of Structural Degradation of Soap Thickened Lubricating GreasesErik Kuhn0Laboratory of Machine Elements and Tribology (MuT), Institute of Engineering Design and Product Development, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Berliner Tor 21, 20099 Hamburg, GermanyLubricating greases are special lubricants with a wide range of application. The tribologically stressed grease is used as tribological system and finally modeled as an open thermodynamic system. This study investigated the phenomenon of self-optimization and applied to the process of shearing a grease. The conditions for self-optimization and the consequences of created dissipative structures are investigated according to the interpreted literature.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/6/1/7lubricating greasesstructural degradationliquid frictionentropy production
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title	Application of a Thermodynamic Concept for the Analysis of Structural Degradation of Soap Thickened Lubricating Greases
title_short	Application of a Thermodynamic Concept for the Analysis of Structural Degradation of Soap Thickened Lubricating Greases
title_full	Application of a Thermodynamic Concept for the Analysis of Structural Degradation of Soap Thickened Lubricating Greases
title_fullStr	Application of a Thermodynamic Concept for the Analysis of Structural Degradation of Soap Thickened Lubricating Greases
title_full_unstemmed	Application of a Thermodynamic Concept for the Analysis of Structural Degradation of Soap Thickened Lubricating Greases
title_sort	application of a thermodynamic concept for the analysis of structural degradation of soap thickened lubricating greases
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Lubricants
issn	2075-4442
publishDate	2018-01-01
description	Lubricating greases are special lubricants with a wide range of application. The tribologically stressed grease is used as tribological system and finally modeled as an open thermodynamic system. This study investigated the phenomenon of self-optimization and applied to the process of shearing a grease. The conditions for self-optimization and the consequences of created dissipative structures are investigated according to the interpreted literature.
topic	lubricating greases structural degradation liquid friction entropy production
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Application of a Thermodynamic Concept for the Analysis of Structural Degradation of Soap Thickened Lubricating Greases

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