Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 67 Issue 3

Experimental research and numerical analysis in thin film lubrication of point contact

Deliang Liu, Shuhua Cao, Jiujun Xu

The purpose of this paper is to establish a rapid and effective numerical model of thin film lubrication with clear physical conception, in which viscosity variation along the…

Discriminating debris particle in lubricant by ultrasonic waveshape features

Chao Xu, Peilin Zhang, Guoquan Ren, Bing Li, Dinghai Wu, Hongbo Fan

This paper aims to provide an effective method so that the ultrasonic technique can be applied to the online debris particle detection. It proposes utilizing the waveshape…

Tribological and corrosive properties of ionic liquids containing triazole functional groups

Jinlong Li, Dongmei Li, Feng Zhou, Dapeng Feng, Yanqiu Xia, Weimin Liu

The aim of this paper was to inhibit the serious corrosion of conventional ionic liquids, a series of new ionic liquids (ILs) containing the triazole functionality, as the…

Effect of large-area texture/slip surface on journal bearing considering cavitation

Qiyin Lin, Zhengying Wei, Ning Wang, Wei Chen

The purpose of this paper is to study the influence of large-area texture/slip surface, especially the area and position of large-area texture surface on journal bearing, and…

Synthesis and tribological properties of oil-soluble copper nanoparticles as environmentally friendly lubricating oil additives

Yujuan Zhang, Yaohua Xu, Yuangbin Yang, Shengmao Zhang, Pingyu Zhang, Zhijun Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to synthesize oil-soluble copper (Cu) nanoparticles modified with free phosphorus and sulfur modifier and investigate its tribological properties as…

Experimental study on load capacity of nanoparticles-laden gas film in thrust bearing

Zhiru Yang, Dongfeng Diao, Hongyan Fan, Xue Fan, Chao Wang

– The purpose of this paper is to study the load capacity of nanoparticles-laden gas film (NLGF) in thrust bearing.

Experimental investigation on the friction and sealing characteristics of narrow end-face seal ring with spiral grooves for wet clutch

Ji Bin Hu, Chao Wei, XueYuan Li

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the friction and sealing characteristics of narrow end face seal ring with spiral grooves for wet clutch by experiment.

Characterization of lubrication of asymmetric rollers including thermal effects

Venkata Subrahmanyam Sajja, Dhaneshwar Prasad

The purpose of this paper is to deal with the qualitative analysis of hydrodynamic lubrication of asymmetric rollers with non-Newtonian incompressible power law lubricants…

A note on the use of the minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) system in turning

Diego Carou, Eva M. Rubio, J Paulo Davim

The purpose of this paper is to provide a practical review of the use of the minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) system in turning operations, focussing on the application of the…

Effect of the graphite content on the tribological properties of hybrid Al/SiC/Gr composites processed by powder metallurgy

Adalet Zeren

– The purpose of this paper is to understand the effect of graphite content on the properties of aluminum alloy/silicon carbide/granite (Al/SiC/Gr) composites.

Research on surface topography wear of textured work roll in cold rolling

Dong Xu, Jie Zhang, Hongbo Li, Jinsong Lu, Qingguo Fan, Hailong Dong

The purpose of this paper is to build a transient wear prediction model of surface topography of textured work roll, and then to investigate the wear performance of different…

Preparation and evaluation of tribological properties of oil-soluble rice-like CuO nanoparticles

Hao Liu, Yujuan Zhang, Shengmao Zhang, Yanfen Chen, Pingyu Zhang, Zhijun Zhang

The purpose of this paper is synthesis of oil-soluble non-spherical nanoparticles modified with free phosphorus and sulphur modifier and investigation of their tribological…