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Old 12-20-2013, 03:25 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Adding detonation nanodiamond (invented about 25 years ago in Russia) is known to improve oil performance, increase fuel economy slightly and about double part life. The particles are slightly abrasive but better than oil alone. Under extremely high magnification they have sharp edges and flat faces, but because they are about 10nm they work pretty well for lubrication. The particles in my product, I manufacture and invented, but they are different than the known abrasive material because the particles are smaller and have smooth surfaces. The material behaves very differently than any other known nanomaterial, and they stick like glue to steel. There are new ways to increase fuel economy and efficiency.

A one time engine treatment for a semi runs $1200, but the oil lasts several times longer and soot in the oil drops 50% to 80% as seen in multiple oil analysis on our testing page. The new particulate semi filters cost about $15,000 and fuel economy drops. Spending more to get less is a poor option.
I am interested as I do find uses for high pressure lubricants in the course of my work. I would just like to know how your product differs from others. I can find dozens of manufacturers and sources for nano scale diamonds. I regularly use diamond "polishing and lapping powders" that are in the micro meter grade and I understand the difficulty in grading and size purity and nano scale diamonds are probably no different. It seems manufacturers call a diamond under 30 nanometers as a "lubricant" but there seems to be varied theories on how it works as a lubricant. How does your product differ from the varieties I can purchase in raw form for 100 dollars US per kilogram? Your claim of a "spherical crystal" seem impossible considering the face-centered-cubic (FCC) structure of diamonds. Of the several "habits" or configurations diamond can form, only a rounded edge structure could be formed and that would not approach anything spherical in geometry.

I can pull up research papers that go back 10 to 15 years that back up your claim of improved lubrication in engines. But the gains to be found in improvements to a Class 8 tractor trailer ( "semi truck") do not seem to support a 20% increase in fuel efficiency. Your Ebay sites claim 30 and 35%. Removal of ALL frictional losses would not give you such gains as hydrodynamic lubrication (slang for fluid film lubrication) is unaffected by a nano diamond coating. I can see a valid path to your claims. I am just leery of the magnitude of your claims.

And as a side note, your reference to the use of expensive diesel particulate filters (DPF) in modern diesel engines is neither here nor there in this discussion. I can see improved lubrication reducing load and thus the production of particulates, but, as of now, we need a DPF to keep our air healthy.

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