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Tribological And Thermal Transport Of Ag-Vegetable Nanofluids Prepared By Laser Ablation, Jaime Taha-Tijerina, Sadasivan Shaji, Sreed Sharma Kanakkillam, Maria Isabel Mendivil Palma, Karla Aviña

Informatics and Engineering Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

Lubricants and fluids are critical for metal-mechanic manufacturing operations as they reduce the friction and wear of tooling and components, and serve as coolants to dissipate the heat generated in these operations. The proper application of these materials improves machine operative life and tooling, and decreases cost, energy, and time consumption for maintenance, damage, repairs, or the need to exchange pieces/components within the machinery. Natural or vegetable-based lubricants have emerged as a substitute for mineral oils, which harm the environment due to their low biodegradability and have negative effects on human health (e.g., causing skin/respiratory diseases). Thus, finding biocompatible and …