Project phases and realization
WP1: Selection, preparation and characterization of the oils
Task 1.1: Selection of base oils
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Task 1.2: Selection of additives and preparation of oils oil-additive mixtures
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Task 1.3: Selection of fully-formulated oil
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Task 1.4: Characterization of oils
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WP2: Selection and preparation of materials
Task 2.1: Selection of reference material and preparation of samples
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Task 2.2: Selection and deposition of DLC coatings
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WP3: Initial characterization of interface properties
Task 3.1: Surface tension experiments
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Task 3.2: Surface energy experiments
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Task 3.3: Wetting experiments
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WP4: Thermal tests
Task 4.1: Experiments at 25 °C
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Task 4.2: Experiments at 100 °C
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WP5: Tribological tests
Task 5.1: Definition of testing conditions
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Task 5.2: Tribological experiments
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Task 5.3: Tribometric analyses
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WP6: Confirmation of boundary films and final characterization of interface properties
Task 6.1: Confirmation of adsorbed layers
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Task 6.2: Surface energy and wetting experiments after tribological and thermal tests
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WP7: EHD friction modelling for thermal effect
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WP8: Mechanism of EHD friction reduction and optimal solid-liquid interface design
Task 8.1: Revealing the contribution of solid-liquid slip and thermal effect for EHD friction reduction
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Task 8.2: Revealing optimal solid-liquid interface design
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WP9: Management
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WP10: Dissemination and exploitation
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