Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 74 Issue 9

Gear and bearing power losses: from dip to minimum quantity lubrication

Mustafa Yilmaz, Ali Önüt, Thomas Lohner, Karsten Stahl

This paper aims to address the influence of lubrication methods on operational characteristics, power losses and temperature behavior of gears and bearings. It contributes to the…

Enhanced performance of bio-lubricant properties with nano-additives for sustainable lubrication

Ibrahim Ogu Sadiq, Mohd Azlan Suhaimi, Safian Sharif, Noordin Mohd Yusof, Muhammad Juzaili Hisam

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potentials of nano-additives in enhancement of oxidation and thermal stability of biolubricants thereby, improving the resistance of…

Study of machining parameters in reciprocating magnetorheological polishing process based on response surface methodology

Rensheng Wang, Cong Sun, Shichao Xiu, Dongming Liang, Bo Li

This paper aims to analyze the significance of machining parameters (workpiece’s rotational speed, magnet coil current and working gap) on final Ra (surface roughness) and…

A new modified boundary slip model for thrust bearing performance under fluid–thermal–structure interaction regime

Cheng Xiong, Bo Xu, Yulong Jiang, Xiangyu Lu, Zhenqian Chen

This study aims to investigate the thermohydrodynamic (THD) and thermoelastohydrodynamic (TEHD) performance of an air-lubricated thrust bearing under different slip conditions…

Performance analysis of textured journal bearing operating with and without nanoparticles in the lubricant

Deepak Byotra, Sanjay Sharma

This study aims to investigate the performance improvement of journal bearing by applying the arc-shaped textures on various regions of bearing expressly full, second half and…

Effects of wall slip on the dynamic characteristics of water-lubricated bearing considering rough contact

Juan Guo, Yanfeng Han, Shouan Chen, Jianlin Cai, Haiming Dai

This paper aims to identify the role of the wall slip on the dynamic characteristics of the multi-groove water-lubricated bearing considering rough contact, including stiffness…

Experimental investigation on the wear behavior of low-cost composite made from industrial wastes

S.P. Venkatesan, K. Ramachandran, A. John Presin Kumar, Balamurugan G.M.

Aluminum alloy AA5083 is applicable in ship building, military, railway and industry because of its excellent properties like resistance to chemical and sea water attack. However…

Effects of ball milling and load on transfer film formation of copper-based composites

Rongrong Li, Yanguo Yin, Kaiyuan Zhang, Ruhong Song, Qi Chen

This paper aims to investigate how ball milling (BM) and load influence transfer film on counterbody and the correlation between transfer film and tribological properties of…

Investigation on static and dynamic characteristics of high-speed and heavy-load tilting pad journal bearings

Kanghao Yan, Dan Huang

Multitilting-pad journal bearings (MTPJBs) used in large-scale hydraulic turbines often suffer from complex operating conditions, which greatly influence the overall performance…

Analysis of seepage and lubrication characteristics of bilayer porous bearing under mixed lubrication

Guotao Zhang, Weijie Cai, Xiaoyi Wang, Junpeng Xu, Yanguo Yin, Xicheng Wei

The purpose of this paper is to put forward the lubrication model of oil bearing and enrich the design theory under the condition of mixed lubrication.

Comparison of dynamic models, cavitation procedures and numerical methods for the analysis of lubricated engine journal bearings

Gabriel W. Rodrigues, Fabiano L. Oliveira, llmar F. Santos, Marco L. Bittencourt

This paper aims to compare different dynamical models, cavitation procedures and numerical methods to simulate hydrodynamic lubricated bearings of internal combustion engines.

Effect of microbevel parameters on lubrication performance of heavy-duty hydrostatic thrust bearing

Shiqian Ni, Yanqin Zhang, Jiabao Li, Ye Wu

To solve the problem of oil film thinning when hydrostatic thrust bearings are overloaded or rotating at high speed, the dynamic pressure formed by tiny oil wedges is used to…

Numerical simulation to research the collision and skidding of rolling elements for cageless bearings

Yanling Zhao, Chuanwang Wu

This paper uses numerical methods to investigate the collision and skidding of rolling elements in a cageless ball bearing. This paper aims to analyse the effects of the…