Investigation of film formation mechanism of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions at high speeds

He Liang, Dan Guo*, Liran Ma, Jianbin Luo

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Abstract

The film forming mechanism of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions has been investigated at high speeds in the present paper. The lubricant reservoir formed in nano-confined space between a smooth plate disc and a highly polished ball could be observed via the microscope and the film thickness was calculated by the technique of relative optical interference intensity (ROII). The film formation mechanism and influencing factors including the oil percentage, the high speed and the width of nano-gap were discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)428-434
Number of pages7
JournalTribology International
Volume109
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Film thickness
  • High speeds
  • Oil-in-water emulsion

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