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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