Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 73 Issue 4

Research on different structures of dimpled textures on improving the LE-FPL of engine

Peiling Wang, Vanliem Nguyen, Xiaoyan Wu, Shu Wang

This paper aims to research the effect of the different structures of dimpled textures on the rod bearing surfaces on improving the engine’s lubrication efficiency and friction…

Study on tribological behavior, lubrication and anti-corrosion properties of W/O microemulsion for cold rolling of copper strip

Hao Wu, Sang Xiong, Wei Lin, Fanxin Kong

The purpose of this paper is to improve lubrication and anti-corrosion properties of the water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsion for rolling of copper strip and sheet to replace the…

Influence of microdimple on lubrication performance of textured plunger pump

Hekun Jia, Zeyuan Zhou, Bifeng Yin, Huiqin Zhou, Bo Xu

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of dimple radius, depth and density on the lubrication performance of the plunger.

Numerical study on the dynamic characteristics of water-lubricated rubber bearing under asperity contact

Guo Xiang, Yijia Wang, Cheng Wang, Zhongliang Lv

In this study, the dynamic characteristics of the water-lubricated rubber bearing considering asperity contact are numerically studied, including water-film stiffness and damping…

Simultaneous friction and wear reduction of Ni-P/PTFE composites under dry sliding condition

Fei Li, Yulin Yang, Laizhou Song, Lifen Liang

The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the tribology behavior of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) incorporated with three types of nickel–phosphorus (Ni-P) particles (i.e. low…

Lubrication performance analysis of multi-groove sleeve bearing considering journal misalignment

Lili Wang, Mengxue He, Min Wang, Yuliang Wei

Under the influence of loading, manufacturing, installation and other factors, the axis of sleeve bearing and journal will not be aligned, which will have a great impact on…

Tribological performance evaluation on brake friction material by using multi-objective optimization methods

Hasan Öktem, Dinesh Shinde

The purpose of this study is to present a novel approach for the evaluation of tribological properties of brake friction materials (BFM).

Numerical and experimental research on the erosion of solid-liquid two-phase flow in transport butterfly valve based on DEM method

Benliang Xu, Zuchao Zhu, Zhe Lin, Dongrui Wang, Guangfei Ma

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the mechanism of particle erosion in butterfly valve pipelines under hydraulic transportation conditions. The results will affect the…

Effect of fibre length and composition on the tribological attributes of oil palm fibre polymeric composite: organic brake friction material

Mohd Fadzli Bin Abdollah, Hilmi Amiruddin, Mohamad Jabbar Nordin

This study aims to scrutinise the impact of fibre length and its composition on the tribological attributes of oil palm fibre (OPF) polymeric composite as an alternative brake…

DLC coated spur gears – Part II: coating properties and potential for industrial use

Kirsten Bobzin, Tobias Brögelmann, Christian Kalscheuer, Matthias Thiex, Andreas Schwarz, Martin Ebner, Thomas Lohner, Karsten Stahl

This paper aims to address the coating and compound analysis of diamond-like carbon (DLC) on steel, to understand the frictional behavior in tribological gear systems presented in…

Tribological and ageing behavior of Az91D magnesium alloy fortified with nano lanthanum and nanoceria by stir casting for aviation application

Mohammed Fahad, Bavanish B.

The aviation field requires a material with the ability to withstand severe environmental conditions. The purpose of this paper is to provide higher wear resistance and improve…

A study on tribological behaviour and analysis of ZnO reinforced AA6061 matrix composites fabricated by stir casting route

Sakthi Sadhasivam RM, Ramanathan K., Bhuvaneswari B.V., Raja R.

The most promising replacements for the industrial applications are particle reinforced metal matrix composites because of their good and combined mechanical properties…

Normal fractal contact stiffness model among three disks of rod-fastening rotor system with considering friction and the asperities interaction

Nanshan Wang, Heng Liu, Yi Liu

The purpose of this study is to develop a normal contact stiffness (NCS) model among three disks of the assembled rotor system, which systematically considers the friction…

Mixed EHL numerical analysis and leakage experiment of skeleton reciprocating oil seal

Hua-Lin Yang, Xiulong Li, Weiwei Sun, Fang Deng, Jie Du

This paper aims to present the mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) model and obtain the leakage characteristics for the skeleton reciprocating oil seal.

Design and fabrication of an online inductive sensor for identification of ferrous wear particles in engine oil

Abolfazl Talebi, Seyed Vahid Hosseini, Hadi Parvaz, Mehdi Heidari

The presence of ferrous wear debris in lubricating oil may cause progressive damage in the internal combustion engines. Online monitoring of the size and concentration of these…

Effect of material thickness and reduction ratio on roughness transfer in skin-pass rolling to DC04 grade sheet materials

Batuhan Özakın, Bilal Çolak, Naci Kurgan

The last stage of the cold rolling process is skin-pass rolling and one of its most significant goals is to obtain appropriate topography on the surface of the sheet steel used…