Abstract
Molecular Dynamics has been used to simulate the anti-wear chemistry of zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP). The model simulates the digestion of abrasive particles into the zinc polyphosphate glass. The main result is that the driving force for the tribochemical reaction is not temperature but entropy due to mechanical mixing at the atomic scale.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 311-323 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Faraday Discussions |
Volume | 156 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Jul 16 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry