Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 70 Issue 2

Covers all automotive and industrial applications of lubricants

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Analysis of influencing factors on transient temperature field of wet clutch friction plate used in marine gearbox

Tengjiao Lin, Zi-ran Tan, Ze-yin He, Hong Cao, He-sheng Lv

This paper aims to introduce the moment of inertia of the driving and driven end of the clutch into the analysis of the transient temperature field of a friction plate and studied…

Experimental analysis of tribological properties of ultrasonically dispersed garnet nanoparticles in SN500 grade lubricating oil

Maheswaran R., Sunil J.

The optimal performance of the machinery is based on lubricants that require frequent monitoring and the analysis of characteristics such as chemical content, contamination and…

Effect of wear parameters on dry abrasive wear of RZ5-TiC in situ composite

Deepak Mehra, Manas Mohan Mahapatra, Suraj Prakash Harsha

The purpose of this study is to increase the wear resistance of Mg alloy by adding hard ceramic particles to it. The inclusion of hard ceramic particles further strengthen the Mg…

Correlation of base oil viscosity in grease with vibration severity of damaged rolling bearings

Imran Moulaalli Jamadar, Dipakkumar Vakharia

The main objective of the paper is to explore the theoretical correlation of base oil viscosity in grease and to study the effect of grease grade on mechanical vibrations…

Experiment and simulation of friction coefficient of polyoxymethylene

Xiaoshuang Xiong, Lin Hua, Xiaojin Wan, Can Yang, Chongyang Xie, Dong He

The purposes of this paper include studying the friction coefficient of polyoxymethylene (POM) under a broad range of normal load and sliding velocity; developing a mathematical…

Effect of air inlet flow rate on flow uniformity under oil-air lubrication

Yang Li, Zhaojun Yang, Fei Chen, Jin Zhao

This paper aims to investigate the effects of air inlet flow rate on the bearing cavity and operating conditions during the oil-air lubrication.

Fractal modeling of elastic-plastic contact between three-dimensional rough surfaces

Rufei Yu, Wei Chen

This paper aims to propose a semi-analytical model to investigate the elastic-plastic contact between fractal rough surfaces. Parametric studies have been performed to analyze the…

Investigation of tribological and mechanical properties of aluminium boron carbide composites using response surface methodology and desirability analysis

X. Canute, M.C. Majumder

Aluminium metal matrix composites are used in automotive and aerospace industries because of their high performance and weight reduction benefits. The current investigation aims…

Modeling and optimization of nonlinear support stiffness of hydrostatic ram under the impact of cutting force

Yumo Wang, Zhifeng Liu, Ligang Cai, Qiang Cheng

This paper aims to study the nonlinear supporting performance of hydrostatic ram under the impact of cutting force and search for an optimal solution to improve its stiffness.

Effect of the bionic morphologies on bio-tribological properties of surface-modified layers on Ti6Al4V with Ni+/N+ implantation

Yuan Wang

The main purpose of this study is to enhance bio-tribological properties of Ti6Al4V and the surface-modified layers of Ni+/N+-implanted Ti6Al4V alloy, bionic texturing was done on…

Rheological behavior of lithium grease with CNTs/GNPs hybrid nanocomposite as an additive

Mohamed Ashour, Alaa Mohamed, Abou Bakr Elshalakany, Tarek Osman, Aly Khatab

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the rheological characteristics of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and hybridized nanocomposite consisting of multi-walled carbon…

A theoretical study for the influence of the combined defect on radial vibrations of a ball bearing

Jing Liu, Zhifeng Shi, Yimin Shao

Combined defects in ball bearings may be caused during the use or manufacturing process, which can significantly affect their vibration characteristics. The previous defect models…

Bismuth (III) sulfide as additive: towards better lubricity without toxicity

Camila Müller, Franco Leonardo Redondo, Mariana Dennehy, Andrés Eduardo Ciolino, Walter Roberto Tuckart

The purpose of this study is to design a fluid formulation with good lubricant properties by using an environmentally friendly additive for: high and low contact pressure…

A solution considering elastic-plastic deformation of asperities for contact between rough cylindrical surfaces

Yuqin Wen, Jin Yuan Tang

This paper aims to study the contact between rough cylindrical surfaces considering the elastic-plastic deformation of asperities.

Effects of adsorption layers and elastic deformation on thin-film lubrication of circular contacts with non-Newtonian lubricants

Li-Ming Chu, Jaw-Ren Lin, Cai-Wan Chang-Jian

The modified Reynolds equation for non-Newtonian lubricant is derived using the viscous adsorption theory for thin-film elastohydrodynamic lubrication (TFEHL) of circular…

Tribological performance and self-lubricating mechanism of the laser-textured surface filled with solid lubricant in rolling friction pair

Xijun Hua, Xuan Xie, Bifeng Yin, Peiyun Zhang, Jinghu Ji, Hao Wang, Yonghong Fu

This paper aims to find out the tribological performance and self-lubricating mechanism of the laser-textured surface filled with solid lubricant in rolling friction pair.

Effect of lubricant ageing on lubricants’ physical and chemical properties and tribological performance; Part I: effect of lubricant chemistry

Hui Cen, Ardian Morina, Anne Neville

Ageing has been known to affect the performance of lubricants. However, there is a lot of debate as to whether ageing is beneficial or detrimental to the wear performance of…

Tribological characterization of Fe-Cu-Sn alloy with graphite as solid lubricant

Shuhaib Mushtaq, Mohd Farooq Wani

This paper aims to investigate the effect of varying Wt.% (0-3 per cent) of graphite as a solid lubricant on the tribological properties of Fe-Cu-Sn alloy.

Microstructure in the joining zone during the friction welding of the two dissimilar steels

Nada Ratković, Vukic Lazić, Dušan Arsić, Ružica R. Nikolić, Radica Prokić Cvetković, Olivera Popović

The purpose of this paper is to point out the possibilities for friction welding of dissimilar steels which are used in various industries. In addition, friction welding is a…

A mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication model based on virtual rough surface for studying the tribological effect of asperities

Hui Zhang, Guangneng Dong, Guozhong Dong

The main purpose of this paper is to present the effort on developing a mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) model to study the tribological effect of asperities on rough…

Improving ester hydrolytic stability using triblock polyalkylene glycols

Martin Robert Greaves, Evelyn Zaugg Hoozemans

This paper aims to examine the role of different polyalkylene glycol architectures in improving the hydrolytic stability of natural and synthetic esters.

Alternative calculation on transient elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication

Shaocheng Zhu, Weihua Zhang, Daniel Nelias

The purpose of this study is to propose a new method to solve transient elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) problem.

Performance characteristics of two-axial groove journal bearing for different groove angles

K.R. Kadam, S.S. Banwait

Different groove angles are used to study performance characteristics of two-axial groove journal bearing. In this study two grooves are located at ±90º to the load line. The…

Effect of surface topography associated with arbitrary velocity direction on the lubrication film thickness in elliptical contacts

Wei Pu, Jiaxu Wang, Guangwu Zhou, Ke Xiao, Junyang Li

The purpose of this study is to describe and observe the effect of surface topography associated with arbitrary directions of rolling and sliding velocities on the performance of…

Cover of Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

ISSN:

0036-8792

Online date, start – end:

1948

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Prof Carsten Gachot
  • Andreas Rosenkranz