Yashvir Singh
Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, 86400, Batu Pahat, Malaysia. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, 248002, Uttarakhand, India.

Erween Abd Rahim
Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, 86400, Batu Pahat, Malaysia.

Nishant Kumar Singh
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, 208002, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Abhishek Sharma
Department of Mechanical Engineering, G. L. Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, 201308, Uttar Pradesh, India.

DOI https://doi.org/10.33889/PMSL.2023.2.1.002

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Abstract

Lubrication is necessary to minimise the frictional impact created during the running of a vehicle since it increases wear and friction among the parts in contact. Wear and friction shorten the component's life, decrease its dependability, and raise maintenance costs. The current study uses a tribo tester to examine the friction and wear properties of rapeseed biodiesel at fixed parameters. The investigated lubricants included B0 (diesel), B100 (biodiesel), and four distinct blends of biodiesel: B15, B30, B45, and B60. Analysis was done for one hour at ambient temperature with a standard load of 140 N at a speed of 1000 rpm. The outcome showed that as the concentration of biodiesel augmented, friction and wear scar get reduced. The aluminium pin wear in B100 appeared 16% less than that in diesel. Also, the presence of esters and fatty acids during Fourier transform infrared analysis of biodiesel contributes more to its possibilities as a lubricant.

Keywords- Biodiesel, Rapeseed oil, Friction, Wear, Load.

Citation

Singh, Y., Rahim, E. A. Singh, N. K. & Sharma, A. (2023). Rapeseed Oil-based Biodiesel as Lubricant: Frictional Force and Tribological Analysis. Prabha Materials Science Letters, 2(1), 16-25. https://doi.org/10.33889/PMSL.2023.2.1.002.