Rheological Analysis on Kusum Oil for Sustainable Bolubricant in Electric Vehicle Application

Abstract

Due to the depletion of fossil fuels the prices are increasing sky high and also the pollutants produced from fossil fuels are becoming challenging day by day. Researchers presently focused on bio fuels and bio lubricants to reduce dependence of on fossil. The present study analyzes rheological properties of Kusumoiltoprovideanalternativelubricantforelectricvehicle.Theoilsamples are tested inplainand with MWCNT and Cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles. Itwas observed MWCNT and CeO2 made 12% and 10% improvement in viscosity at lower shear rate respectively, however no significant change was observed at higher shear rate. The dispersionofnanoparticles provides reduction inshearthinningbehaviorand hence improvingthelubricationproperties.