Matthew Smeeth
Imperial College London
8 Papers
49 Citations
Matthew Smeeth is an academic researcher from Imperial College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Viscosity index & Viscosity. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
The Formation of Viscous Surface Films by Polymer Solutions: Boundary or Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication?
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that at very slow rolling speeds, some polymers generate much thicker films than predicted from theory, and that these polymers form adsorbed layers between three and 15 nanometers thick on the two solid surfaces.
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The Elastohydrodynamic Friction and Film Forming Properties of Lubricant Base Oils
TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured the traction and film-forming properties of a wide range of base oil types at realistic engine oil temperatures in order to both explore the extent of this correlation and to determine the dependence of EHD lubricant properties on base oil compositions.
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Performance of Viscosity Index Improvers in Lubricated Contacts
TL;DR: In this paper, the boundary film forming properties of polymeric viscosity index improvers are examined in an elastohydrodynamic (EHD) contact, and the ability of polymers to adsorb on the solid/liquid interface is shown to depend strongly on the polymer type.
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A Study of Antiwear Additive Film Build Up Using the MTM (Mini-Traction Machine)
Matthew Smeeth,Clive Hamer,Hugh Spikes +2 more
- 01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a study of the behavior of standard additive combinations under realistic operating conditions and describe the rig in detail. But their work was performed under pure rolling conditions, since the necessary optical coatings preclude the use of high sliding speeds within the critical thin fluid film regime.
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