Lubricant studies under shear

Organic friction modifiers (OFMs) are surfactant-type molecules widely used as additives in lubricating and transmission oils, next to other friction
modifiers, such as zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP). However, environmental concerns about ZDDP drive research on alternatives that contain no P and S
elements. Despite research on systems containing ZDDP and OFM(s), there is insufficient data about the friction mitigating mechanism of OFMs,
especially using in situ X-ray techniques on the lubricating liquid itself. The aim of this session is to investigate the influence of shear rate, OFM and small polar dopant type, on the atom-atom and intermolecular interactions in OFM-oil solution, using simple flow cell measurements.