Friction and wear management using solvent partitioning of hydrophilic-surface-interactive chemicals contained in boundary layer-targeted emulsions

摘要

Lubrication additives of the current invention require formation of emulsions in base lubricants, created with an aqueous salt solution plus a single-phase compound such that partitioning within the resulting emulsion provides thermodynamically targeted compounds for boundary layer organization thus establishing anti-friction and/or anti-wear. The single-phase compound is termed “boundary layer organizer”, abbreviated BLO. These emulsion-contained compounds energetically favor association with tribologic surfaces in accord with the Second Law of Thermodynamics, and will organize boundary layers on those surfaces in ways specific to the chemistry of the salt and BLO additives. In this way friction modifications may be provided by BLOs targeted to boundary layers via emulsions within lubricating fluids, wherein those lubricating fluids may be water-based or oil-based.

主权项

1. A process for formulating a boundary layer organizer targeting frictional boundaries for lubrication thereof, comprising the steps of:
1) providing one or more single-phase compounds as one or more boundary layer organizers; 2) providing an anti-wear and/or anti-friction aqueous salt solution, wherein said salts in said aqueous salt solution are inorganic salts; and 3) forming a mixture of said one or more single-phase compounds, said aqueous salt solution, and a lubricating fluid, thereby forming an emulsion in said lubricating fluid, wherein said emulsion is targeted to frictional surfaces whereon said emulsion interacts with said frictional surfaces to organize boundary layers through thermodynamic targeting.