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Jayant Kumbhalkar

This phenomenon is in effect at Mechanical Face Seals working in Oil and thrust bearings.

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Grigor B Bantchev

Search author:Asadauskas and nanoparticles. The top result is "Tribological effects of Cu, Fe and Zn nano-particles, suspended in mineral and bio-based oils " Lubrication Science Volume 28, Issue 3, 1 April 2016, Pages 157-176