Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 70 Issue 3

Editorial

Carsten Gachot

Investigation into the lubricating gap between the ring gear and the case in internal gear pumps

Ruilong Du, Yinglong Chen, Hua Zhou

The purpose of this paper is to propose a simulation model for studying the lubricating gap between the ring gear and the case in internal gear pumps.

Dynamic transmission of oil film in soft-start process of HVD considering surface roughness

Fangwei Xie, Jie Zhu, Jianzhong Cui, Xudong Zheng, Xinjian Guo, Yun Wang, Ramesh K. Agarwal

The purpose of this paper is to study the dynamic transmission of the oil film in soft start process of hydro-viscous drive (HVD) between the friction pairs with consideration of…

The development of hydraulic oils for the new fuel-efficient hydraulic hybrid vehicles with ANP method

Gongbin Tang, Yifan Chen, Feng Xiao, Shanshan Zhang, Fuchuan Huang

This paper aims to use this method to explore a new approach and possible technical optimal design for lubricant formulation.

Tribology assessment of surface-contact sliding pairs with streak defect under dynamic harmonic excitation loading

Wei Yuan, Guangneng Dong, Kwai Sang Chin, Meng Hua, Qianjian Guo

Streak defect and dynamic harmonic excitation (DHE) loading play important roles in machine operating conditions. The purpose of this paper was to assess the effects of streak…

Theoretical and experimental modeling of impact wear

Mehdi Akhondizadeh, Majid Fooladi Mahani, Masoud Rezaeizadeh, Hoseyn S. Mansouri

Oblique impacts which occur in many situations in mineral industries leads to material removal and fail of mechanical parts. Studies will be helpful in optimal design to have…

Experimental investigation on the tribological properties of modified carbon nanotubes as the additive in castor oil

Shanhua Qian, Hongyue Wang, Chuanhui Huang, Yongwu Zhao

This paper aims to modify carbon nanotubes with oleic acid, and to study the tribological properties of castor oil with modified carbon nanotubes additives. The proper additives…

Evaluation of tribological properties of Ceiba pentandra (kapok) seed oil as an alternative lubricant

S. Shankar, M. Manikandan, G. Raja

The decrease in availability of mineral oils and their environmental hazards created the need to search for alternate bio-based oils. The aim of this study is to investigate the…

Synthesis and tribological properties of nanogrease

Alaa Mohamed, Mohamed Hamdy, Mohamed Bayoumi, Tarek Osman

To enhance the tribological properties of nanogrease, one of the new technologies was used to synthesize a nanogrease having carbon nanotubes (CNTs) nanoparticles (NPs) with…

Study on the tribological behaviors of copper nanoparticles in three kinds of commercially available lubricants

Yanhong Li, TianTian Liu, Yujuan Zhang, Pingyu Zhang, Shengmao Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to study the tribological properties of Cu nanoparticles (NPs) as lubricant additives in three kinds of commercially available lubricants.

Study on the relationship between extreme pressure properties and component contents of high pressured sulfurized isobutylene

Jiawei Shen, Jia Cheng, Haizhen Jiang, Jiusheng Li

Compared with traditional industrial processing technologies of sulfurized isobutylene, the one-step synthesis method involving high pressure is more environment-friendly and…

Effects of carbon soot from the combustion of diesel fuels on the tribological properties of lubricating oil and diesel fuels

Bin Shi, Jian Hua Guo, Xing An Cao, En Zhu Hu, Kun Hong Hu

This paper aims to explore the effects of mineral diesel fuel carbon soot (MCS) and biodiesel carbon soot (BCS) on the lubrication of polyalphaolefin (PAO) and diesel fuels.

Effect of thermal activation on the tribological behaviors of muscovite particles as lubricant additives in lithium grease

Pengfei Du, G.X. Chen, Shiyuan Song, Jiang Wu, Kechen Gu, Dachuan Zhu, Jin Li

The tribological properties of muscovite and its thermal-treated products as lubricant additives in lithium grease were investigated. The effect of thermal temperature on the…

Research on the leakage of continuous rotary electro-hydraulic servo motor based on fluid structure interaction analysis

Xiaojing Wang, Guojia Man, Mengjian Zhang

Internal leakage is one of the key factors that influence the super-low speed performance of continuous rotary electro-hydraulic servo motor. Therefore, this paper aims to study…

Detecting lubricating oil components through a new clustering method based on sample data

Guijun Wang, Guoying Zhang

This paper aims to overcome the defect that the traditional clustering method is excessively dependent on initial clustering radius and also provide new technical measures for…

Tribological and electrical behavior of Cu-based composites with addition of Ti-doped NbSe2 nanoplatelets

Jian Feng Li, Qin Shi, HeJun Zhu, ChenYu Huang, Shuai Zhang, Weixiang Peng, ChangSheng Li

This paper aims to clarify the size and morphology of transition metal dichalcogenides has an impact on lubrication performance of Cu-based composites. This study is intended to…