| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/C509986/1 |
| Title: |
Designing new generation lubricant additive technology using nature's lead |
| Principal Investigator: |
Neville, Professor A |
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Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
14 February 2005 |
Ends: |
13 August 2007 |
Value (£): |
188,723
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Eng. Dynamics & Tribology |
Materials testing & eng. |
| Surfaces & Interfaces |
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On a global scale there is a real urgency to achieve step changes in the level of C02 emission from passenger and commercial light vehicles. This requires radical changes to the way we think and operate - in this proposal one such approach, which exploits the potential of biomimicry, is suggested for lubrication technology. Nature delivers a multitude of complex structures which are smart, self healing and repairing, layered with functional gradation and which form spontaneously due to catalysis of reactions at solid surfaces. Because of this it would appear that there is potential for using the concept of biomimetics as a novel approach for the development of new lubricant additives which, in boundary lubrication conditions, will generate effective tribofilms. The concept of biomimicry or biomimetics has been used in several field of science and engineering but not yet at all in tribology. Looking at the analogies between biological systems and lubrication systems there is reason to believe that the concept could be successfully applied. With the aid of the TRIZ (Teoriya Resheniya Izobretatelskikh Zadatch) method for problem solving there has been systematic technology transfer from biology to engineering and in this proposed programme the potential for using such an approach is investigated.
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http://www.leeds.ac.uk |