Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 58 Issue 4

Effect of surface roughness on couple stress squeeze film lubrication of long porous partial journal bearings

N.M. Bujurke, N.B. Naduvinamani, Syeda Tasneem Fathima, S.S. Benchalli

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of surface roughness on the squeeze film characteristics of long porous partial journal bearings with couple stress fluids as…

RUL assessment of lube oil using AHP and vector projection approach

B.C. Sharma, O.P. Gandhi

The plant experience shows that the oil even after completion of a number of hours of recommended operation has some residual life. It is desirable to maximize its use to conserve…

Tribology performances of molybdenum disulfide reinforced thermoplastic polyimide under dry and water lubrication conditions

Zhu Peng, Wang Xiao, Wang Xiao‐dong, Huang Pei, Shi Jun

To provide some useful information on tribology performances of molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) reinforced thermoplastic polymide under dry and water lubrication conditions.

EHL inlet zone analysis with the contact‐lubricant interfacial limiting shear stress

Y. Zhang

To develop a fairly different EHL inlet zone analysis for investigating the contact‐lubricant interfacial limiting shear stress effect on line contact EHL film thickness in…

Thermophysical and viscosimetric properties of environmentally acceptable lubricants

R. Schmidt, G. Klingenberg, M. Woydt

The use of alternative oils for the lubrication of automobile engines has a potential of ecological and technical advantages. It requires the detailed knowledge of several…

Structure‐energy criterion of the wear resistance of metals and alloys with allowance for the stiffness of the stressed‐strained state of the surface

Roman Kaczyński, Leongard I. Pogodaev

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the phenomenon of wear resistance of some metals and alloys with allowance for the stiffness of their stressed‐strained state of the…

Solving Tribology Problems in Rotating Machines

Castrol adds value to CAV machining operations

New products from Molycote ®

Forthcoming events

CRC and STLE join together

Editorial

John Taylor

Malvern introduces two new online particle size analyzers

LE international launches web site-"The lubrication reliability source" ™