Moontanman Posted November 17, 2008 Report Posted November 17, 2008 Liquid crystal lubricants promise close-to-zero frictional losses November 12, 2008 Lubrication enables all of the world’s machinery to function, but even then, at least a quarter of all the energy is lost to friction. Despite some ingenious lubrication methods, at least 15% of the power made in a car enginehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine is lost to friction. In most machinery, frictional losses are much higher than 15% and the heat resultant from friction generates trillions of dollars of repair and maintenance every year. Now a breakthrough in lubricant design employing liquid crystals promises a vast reduction in friction and some quite remarkable lubricants are about five years from market – oils that could reduce friction to almost zero. Liquid crystal lubricants promise close-to-zero frictional losses Quote
Michaelangelica Posted November 19, 2008 Report Posted November 19, 2008 Wouldn't this have stupendous savings in energy? (He says trying to remember Boyle's law or some other physics he learnt when he was 15 YO):doh: Quote
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