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Technical Committee Lubricants

Investigation on the Influence of the Lubricant on the Synchronizer Losses in Transmissions

This paper aims to investigate the influences of the lubricant on the drag torque of transmission synchronizers. Thereto, twelve lubricants, consisting of different base oils (mineral oil group 1, group 2, group 3 and ester oil) and additives (extreme-pressure and viscosity-index-improver), with different viscosity grades are used. It can be shown that the synchronizer drag torque depends significantly on the oil viscosity at operating conditions. Variation in base oil, additives and viscosity grade do not affect the drag torque. Thus, in order to minimize the synchronizer drag torque of transmissions, it is favorable to reduce the viscosity of the transmission fluid at operating conditions. Thereby, it is not relevant how the viscosity-reduction is achieved. For example, low viscosity base oils and viscosity reducing additives will show the same effect on the drag torque, as long as they equally reduce the viscosity at operating conditions. A regression analysis of the synchronizer drag torque shows a good match of measured and calculated synchronizer drag torques and confirms the significant impact of the oil viscosity at operating conditions.

The IGF project (16458 N) of the research association DGMK was funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology via the AiF within the framework of the programme for the promotion of joint industrial research and development (IGF) on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag.

Authors
Maximilian Strebel, Michael Wirth, Hermann Pflaum, Karsten Stahl, Bernd-Robert Höhn
Copyright
2013
Language
German
Softcover ISBN
978-3-941721-38-8
Book Series ISSN
0937-9762
Number of Pages
124
Number of Pictures
73
Number of Tables
14