Textured surfaces to enhance nano-lubrication
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1. A lubricated surface comprising:
- a surface with textured features, wherein the textured features are adapted to enhance the effectiveness of a nano-particle lubricant, anda nano-particle lubricant in contact with the textured features of the textured surface in a position to lubricate the surface, wherein the nano-particle lubricant comprises a suspension, dispersion, or emulsion of nano-particles in a base material.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention may provide textured surfaces to be lubricated, the texturing to enhance the effectiveness of the intended nano-lubrication. The texturing may make asperities and depressions in the surface to be lubricated. This texturing may be executed, for example, by chemical etching, laser etching, or other techniques. This texturing may create locations in the lubricated surface to hold or anchor the intended nano-lubricants, to facilitate the creation of a tribo-film on the surface when the lubricated surface is used under pressure, and resulting in delivery of multiple chemistries from the nano-lubricant.
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1. A lubricated surface comprising:
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a surface with textured features, wherein the textured features are adapted to enhance the effectiveness of a nano-particle lubricant, and a nano-particle lubricant in contact with the textured features of the textured surface in a position to lubricate the surface, wherein the nano-particle lubricant comprises a suspension, dispersion, or emulsion of nano-particles in a base material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 88, 90, 92)
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43. A method for lubricating a surface comprising:
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forming textured features in the surface to enhance the effectiveness of a nano-particle lubricant; and placing a nano-particle lubricant in contact with the textured features of the textured surface in a position to lubricate the surface, wherein the nano-particle lubricant comprises a suspension, dispersion, or emulsion of nano-particles in a base material. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 91, 93)
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