Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 73 Issue 6

Tribological properties of MoS2 powder-lubricated interface

Cong Liu, Yanguo Yin, Baohong Tong, Guotao Zhang

This study aims to investigate the effect of MoS2 powder on tribological properties of sliding interfaces.

Simulation and experimental study on the influence of oil groove structure on the drag torque of the wet clutch

Chengjun Wang, Wujian Ding, Xudong Zheng, Haiqiang Zhu, Zuzhi Tian, Fangwei Xie, Kuidong Gao

This paper aims to design a single and double throat oil groove structure, which can reduce the drag torque of the wet clutch.

Investigation of friction noise properties of M50 matrix curved microporous channel composites filled with Sn-Ag-Cu

Bin Zhou, Jin Ma, Hongyan Zhou, Xiaoliang Shi, Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim

This paper aims to investigate the friction noise properties of M50 matrix curved microporous channel composites filled with solid lubricant Sn-Ag-Cu (MS).

Influence of temperature on wear performance of greases in rolling bearings

Laura Rosenkranz, Silvia Richter, Georg Jacobs, Adrian Mikitisin, Joachim Mayer, Andreas Stratmann, Florian König

Rolling bearing operation under mixed and boundary lubrication conditions may lead to heavy adhesive or abrasive wear, which may lead to wear-induced rolling bearing failure. The…

Investigating the effect of different slip zone locations on the lubrication performance of textured journal bearings

Mohammad Arif, Saurabh Kango, Dinesh Kumar Shukla

This study aims to purpose the suitable location of slip boundary condition and microscale surface textures to enhance the tribological performance of the hydrodynamic journal…

Analysis of dynamic characteristics of spiral groove liquid film seal under thermal–fluid–solid coupling

Bo Yu, Muming Hao, Sun Xinhui, Zengli Wang, Liu Fuyu, Li Yongfan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the dynamic characteristics of spiral groove liquid film seal under the effect of thermal–fluid–solid coupling.

Thermo-elastohydrodynamic analysis of the inhomogeneous foil bearing with misalignment

Hao Li, Haipeng Geng, Hao Lin

The misalignment is generally inevitable in the process of machining and assembly of rotor systems with gas foil bearings, but the exploration on this phenomenon is relatively…

Comparative study of different solid lubricants towards friction stability in a non-asbestos disc brake pad

Baskara Sethupathi P., Chandradass J.

This study aims to compare the influence of different solid lubricants on the friction stability of a non-asbestos disc brake pad.

Tribological study of TiO2 nanoparticles modified with stearic acid as additives in lithium grease

Hong Zhang, Sheng Han, Wenjing Hu, Jiusheng Li

The purpose of this paper is to improve the properties of metal nanoparticles which are easy to agglomerate and hard to disperse evenly, thus limiting the application of metal…

A novel line type optimization and theoretical equilibrium method analysis for common hypocycloid screw motor

Peng Fan, Y.C. Kuang

The rotor in screw motor is driven to rotate by highly pressure difference of drilling fluid (DF), while rotor drives drill bit to break rocks. DF works in the volume cavity (VC…

Fretting fatigue behavior and failure characteristics of 35CrMoA steel under elliptical loading path

Ziao Huang, Xiaoshan Liu, Guoqiu He, Zhiqiang Zhou, Bin Ge, Peiwen Le, Jiaqi Pan, Xiaojun Xu

This study aims to understand the multiaxial fretting fatigue, wear and fracture characteristics of 35CrMoA steel under the elliptical loading path.

Experimental study on the influence of friction pair material hardness on the tribological behaviors of water lubricated thrust bearings

Xingxin Liang, Zhiyong Yang

This paper aims to confirm that increasing the hardness of thrust collars can improve the load carrying capacity (LCC) and wear resistance of water lubricated thrust bearings…

Reconstruction and information entropy analysis of frictional vibration signals in running-in progress

Haijie Yu, Haijun Wei, Daping Zhou, Jingming Li, Hong Liu

This study aims to reconstruct the frictional vibration signal from noise and characterize the running-in process by frictional vibration.

Effects of plasma nitriding interlayer on adhesion and tribological behaviors of AlTiSiN coating

Mengjuan Yin, Wenping Liang, Qiang Miao, Shiwei Zuo, Haiyang Yu, Jiale Cheng

This study aims to the service life of TA15 alloy by solving the problem of the binding force between the matrix and AlTiSiN coating. The effect of a plasma nitriding (PN…

Analysis of the heat transfer performance inside cavity of the counter rotating dual rotor bearing

Fei Chen, Chao Wang, Ke Yan, Muhammad Azeem Ghouri, Yongsheng Zhu , Jun Hong

This paper aims to analyze the temperature field and the heat transfer performance of the counter rotating dual rotor bearings (CRDRB) based on the air phase flow field at…

Analysis of static and dynamic characteristics of aerostatic bearing with reflux orifices

Shixiong Chen, Qiyong Zhang, Bao Fu, Zhifan Liu, Shanshan Li

The purpose of this paper is to provide a solution for Reynolds equation with both throttling term and reverse throttling term and provides a reference for changing damping of…

Influence of Groove Dimensions on the Tribological Behavior of Textured Cylindrical Roller Thrust Bearings under Starved Lubrication

Risheng Long, Chao Zhao, Zhihao Jin, Yimin Zhang, Zhen Pan, Shaoni Sun, Weihua Gao

The purpose of this paper is to reveal the friction and wear performance of grooves textured cylindrical roller thrust bearings with different groove dimensions under starved…

Tribological characteristics of AA8090-WC-ZrC metal matrix composites prepared by stir casting process for Aerospace applications

Kalaiyarasan A, Sundaram S, Gunasekaran K, Bensam Raj J.

Aerospace field is demanding a material with superior strength and high resistance against wear, tear and corrosion. The current study aimed to develop a new material with high…

Adaptability of piston skirt coatings on the tribological performance of heavy-duty diesel engine under low viscosity lubricant

Bifeng Yin, Xuefeng Wang, Bo Xu, Gongyin Huang, Xin Kuang

The purpose of this paper was to improve the frictional wear resistance properties of piston skirts caused by the low viscosity lubricant by studying the tribological performance…

Centering deep hole drilling system with three oil films like centering rotating journal with oil films in bearing

Daguo Yu, Ming Zhao

This study and its centering device with Archimedes spirals designed on hydrodynamic lubrication aims to reduce the deviation of deep holes because the drill tube is long and easy…