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Comments on “On the Correlation Between Mechanical Degradation of Lubricating Grease and Entropy”, by A. Rezasoltani and M. M. Khonsari, Tribology Letters 56, 197–204 (2014)

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The attempt of a recent paper to relate grease degradation with entropy generation is analysed. The analysis shows the deficiency of such an approach.

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    Yip-Wah Chung

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Chung, YW. Comments on “On the Correlation Between Mechanical Degradation of Lubricating Grease and Entropy”, by A. Rezasoltani and M. M. Khonsari, Tribology Letters 56, 197–204 (2014). Tribol Lett 60, 3 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-015-0584-4

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