Grease

• Other Authors: Shah, Raj (Editor), Woydt, Mathias (Editor), Tung, Simon C. (Editor), Rosenkranz, Andreas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; grease degradation; contact angle; yield stress; shearing; tribology properties; grease consistency; grease testing; cone penetration; rheometer testing; grease; tackiness; adhesion; four-ball tester; heat dissipation; speed ramp up; ASTM D2596; grease weld load; grease friction; greases; EVs; hybrid vehicle; driveline lubricant; electrification; thermal properties; electromagnetic field; noise, vibration and harshness (NVH); energy efficiency; elastohydrodynamic lubrication; isothermal; non-Newtonian; point contact; grease lubrication; Bauer's model; pressure gradient; equivalent viscosity; hybrid bearings; electric vehicles; electric motors; friction and wear; bio-based grease; film thickness; friction measurements; polyurea thickener; PAO; CNTs; wear; coefficient of friction; tribological behavior; fretting; sliding; lubricating grease; heterogeneous crystallization; glass transition; rheology; differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); n/a
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Everybody has made use of grease in their daily lives. The word "grease" originates from the early Latin word "crassus," meaning fat. For our purposes, in this Special Issue, we will be focusing on lubricating grease, for publication in the eponymous journal Lubricants. According...