Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2017-11-22T20:52:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ValdicleideSilvaEMello_TESE.pdf: 9723505 bytes, checksum: b50a18bfb9494080353e8e9f0c36a628 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-11-23T23:41:33Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 ValdicleideSilvaEMello_TESE.pdf: 9723505 bytes, checksum: b50a18bfb9494080353e8e9f0c36a628 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-11-23T23:41:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ValdicleideSilvaEMello_TESE.pdf: 9723505 bytes, checksum: b50a18bfb9494080353e8e9f0c36a628 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-21 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / O desafio da nanotecnologia aplicada na lubrifica??o automotiva est? no controle e na manipula??o de par?metros de processamento para tornar poss?vel a aplica??o de nanopart?culas como aditivos para lubrificantes. Tais par?metros extrapolam apenas uma ?rea do conhecimento, e para obter o ?xito, se faz necess?rio trazer ? esta tem?tica conhecimentos multidisciplinares, utilizando de conceitos da qu?mica, f?sica, mec?nica e tribologia. Nessa tese, foram estudados os efeitos de diferentes par?metros de processamento citados pela literatura que podem causar melhorias na atua??o antidesgaste de nanopart?culas em ?leos lubrificantes, desde o tamanho, a concentra??o, a dispers?o, o agente de modifica??o de superf?cie da part?cula, o agente dispersante e a rugosidade dos corpos em contato atrav?s de um conjunto de t?cnicas discutidas ao decorrer do trabalho. Os resultados mostraram que a maior pot?ncia (495 W) utilizada durante a s?ntese de nanopart?culas em micro-ondas resultou em menor tamanho de part?cula e melhor dispers?o no ?leo, mas a forma da nanopart?cula n?o foi influenciada. A utiliza??o de ?cido oleico, como agente de recobrimento, e tolueno, como dispersante, melhorou a dispers?o das nanopart?culas no ?leo. Foi identificada uma faixa de rugosidade na qual as nanopart?culas se depositaram nos sulcos da superf?cie e atuam positivamente na redu??o do coeficiente de atrito. Por outro lado, nas condi??es de baixa e alta rugosidade, o atrito e o desgaste s?o potencializados. A a??o antidesgaste foi melhorada nos n?veis mais baixos de concentra??o de NNP no ?leo lubrificante (0,1%) n?o apenas em estado estacion?rio, mas tamb?m nas etapas de running-in. Nessa tese, ap?s a manipula??o de diversos par?metros de processamento, foram preenchidas lacunas deixadas na literatura em rela??o aos mecanismos de atua??o das nanopart?culas quando aditivadas em ?leos lubrificantes e foi poss?vel alcan?ar uma condi??o na qual as nanopart?culas se equiparam aos resultados exibidos com um aditivo comumente usado (ZDDP) . / The challenge of nanotechnology applied in automotive lubrication is in control and manipulation of processing parameters to make possible the application of nanoparticles as additives in lubricants. These parameters flee just one area of knowledge, but that, for the success, it is necessary to bring to this theme multidisciplinary knowledge, making use of concepts from chemistry, physics, mechanics and tribology. In this thesis, were studied the effect of the different processing parameters mentioned in the literature that may cause improvement in antiwear performance of nanoparticles in lubricating oils since the size, concentration, dispersion, surface modifying agent particle, dispersing and surface roughness of the bodies in contact through a range of techniques discussed in the course of work. The results showed that the highest power used (495 W) during the synthesis of nanoparticles in a microwave results in smaller particle size and better dispersion in oil. However, the shape of the nanoparticle was not influenced. The use of oleic acid as coating agent and toluene as the dispersant improved dispersion of the nanoparticles in oil. A smoothness range has been identified in which the nanoparticles were deposited on the surface grooves and had a positive effect in reducing friction, but in the conditions of high and low surface roughness, friction and wear are enhanced. The anti-wear action has been improved at the lowest levels of NNP concentration in the lubricating oil (0,1%) not only steady state but also in the running-in too. In this thesis, after manipulation of several processing parameters, some gaps left in the literature were filled regarding the action of nanoparticles mechanisms when additives in lubricating oils. And it was possible to achieve a condition in which the nanoparticles match the results displayed with a commonly used additive (ZDDP).