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Originally Posted by RedDevil
It claims to reduce friction.
It can only raise power by 10% if engines now waste at least 10% of their power to friction at WOT. Which is not the case for almost any engine.
It can only raise fuel efficiency by 15% if engines without it waste at least 15% to friction under light load. Don't think so.
Their claims are extraordinary, but there is no scientific proof for that.
They do provide an angry looking cat and a lot of boll power though.
Wikipedia makes no mention of boron in lubrication appliances, but boron is used in some abrasive materials. Hmmm. Something rhymes. |
Pursuit for Better Fuel Economy
Reducing Engine Friction Helps Maxing out Miles per Gallon
"...In an internal combustion engine, estimat-
ed 10–20% energy is lost due to friction..."
https://www.researchgate.net/profile...X2RpcmVjdCJ9fQ
Friction Modelling for Internal Combustion Engines
D. Dowson, C.M. Taylor and Lisheng Yang
Institute of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT,
United Kingdom.
"...It is well known that only about 12% of the
energy input to an automobile engine is made
available as propulsive energy to overcome tyre
friction and aerodynamic drag [ 1,2]. The indicated
power of about 40%, obtained after deducting the
losses associated with cylinder cooling (.: 30%) and
the exhaust gases (= 30%), is further reduced to an
engine brake power of about 25% due to air
pumping in the engine (=3-6'%0) and
friction losses
in the tribological components such as the bearings,
valve train and piston assemblies (~12-9%).It is the
latter quantities that are the subject of this paper
and
although they typically represents only about
9% of the initial energy release, they do account for
some 30%-40% of the all important engine brake
power.
Ok, so lets talk about these guys
Who are they..? anl
.gov... In the USA.
https://www.anl.gov/
https://www.anl.gov/topic/success-story
These are the people who did and published the initial studies on the tribological properties
of Boric Acid in engine oil etc...
Do look them up!
Decide if they seem like the people who publish BS?
Sometimes during a lifetime new inventions come out.
Fire, the wheel, iron, engines electricity, computers, etc-etc all did.
When someone like them say; this stuff REALLY reduces friction, its like someone saying; this wire makes electricity when you wave magnets at it.
WhoTF woulda believed that!?
Freshly cut aluminum will quickly form a thin layer of aluminum oxide on the newly exposed surface.
Ceramic...
It stops further attack from the air, etc.
A hard, thin ceramic barrier.
Just air? What can you form if you try some other stuff on metal surfaces?
That's what these guys did.
We as the human race got here by being inquisitive.
It's fun! You learn new stuff!
We owe it to ourselves to check. For the joy of learning.
I checked. It worked. I learned a lot.