Abstract
AbstractThe shear force of oil film containing an oiliness additive in a narrow gap was measured with a newly developed parallel‐disk viscometer supported by an aerostatic thrust bearing. To evaluate viscometer performance, the shear force of pure base oil was first measured using an oleophobic coated disk. Using the coated disk resulted in interfacial slip between the disk surface and oil, which significantly reduced the shear force compared with that when a noncoated disk was used. Next, the shear force of base oil containing an oiliness additive was measured without using the coated disk. Again it was significantly reduced, especially when the gap was less than 1 μm. The degree of reduction depended on the oiliness additive used. These results demonstrate that an oiliness additive can cause interfacial slip, resulting in friction reduction even in a hydrodynamic lubrication regime with a submicrometer gap.
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