STTR Phase I: Advanced Nanofluids for Grinding Minimum Quantity Lubrication

这个小企业技术转让（STTR）第一阶段项目旨在开发基于纳米颗粒的润滑剂添加剂，以提高高能磨削中的最小量润滑（MQL）。 将首先合成用于特定应用的纳米颗粒润滑剂添加剂。 然后将开发一种特殊的系统，用于在工具-工件界面处提供摩擦膜以进行选择性润滑。 该技术有望显著减少加工界面的摩擦和发热，从而获得优异的表面光洁度并减少热机械损伤，同时保持加工零件的表面完整性。 该项目的更广泛/商业影响将是提供基于纳米颗粒的润滑剂添加剂和输送系统的潜力，以降低成本，提高质量，并在广泛的侵蚀性加工应用中增加节能。 这一技术还将有助于更换再循环润滑系统，这是变化和重大废物流的来源。

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project aims to develop nanoparticle-based lubricant additives to enhance Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) in high-energy grinding. Nanoparticle-based lubricant additives for specific applications will first be synthesized. Then a special system to deliver tribofilms at the tool-workpiece interfaces for selective lubrication will be developed. This technology is expected to significantly reduce friction and heat generation at the machining interface, resulting in excellent surface finish and reduced thermo-mechanical damage while maintaining surface integrity of machined parts. The broader/commercial impact of this project will be the potential to provide nanoparticle-based lubricant additives and a delivery system for reduced cost, improved quality, and increased energy saving in a broad range of aggressive machining applications. This technology will also facilitate the replacement of re-circulating lubricant systems, which are sources of variation and significant waste streams.