Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 75 Issue 2

Effects of both cavitation and non-Newtonian behavior on the performance of oscillatory anisotropic poroelastic squeeze film

Said Sobhi, Mohamed El Khlifi, Mohamed Nabhani

The purpose of this study is to present a theoretical investigation of the effects of cavitation and couple stress on the squeeze film behavior between an anisotropic poroelastic…

Intelligent prediction of wear life of automobile brake pad based on braking conditions

Jingyu Cao, Jiusheng Bao, Yan Yin, Wang Yao, Tonggang Liu, Ting Cao

To avoid braking accidents caused by excessive wear of brake pad, this study aims to achieve online prediction of brake pad wear life (BPWL).

Study on the one-dimensional governing equations of aerostatic circular thrust bearing with a single air supply inlet

Shang-Han Gao, Sheng-Long Nong

The purpose of this paper is to derive the one-dimensional governing equations to describe the pressure distribution, load capacity and stiffness of aerostatic circular thrust…

Performance of conical hydrodynamic journal bearing under the worn-out condition

Dinesh Haribhau Kamble, Vikas M. Phalle, Shankar S. Mantha, Sanjay Rangrao Pawar

Where combined radial and axial loads act on the bearing, the conical journal bearing is best suited. Large turbines, generators, compressors and other machinery perform better…

Comparison of dimples and grooves based on friction and leakage properties of textured mechanical seals

Xiuying Wang, Yu Chen, Kai Ding, Chengtao Yu

This study aims to obtain a design scheme of the surface texture on mechanical seal with lower friction and leakage by comparing two common texture types: dimples and grooves.

Tribological study of sunflower TMP ester and silica nanoparticles additives for hydrodynamic journal bearing application under boundary lubrication condition

Md Modassir Hussain, Vivek Gaval, Amit Pratap, Sanjay Rukhande

This study aims to study the tribological performance of sunflower TMP ester and silica nanoparticles additives as a biolubricant alternative to the conventional lubricants for…

Influence of friction stir welding parameters on the tribological behavior of dissimilar aluminum alloy joint

Sivaselvan S., Natarajan M., Devadasan S.R., Sivaram N.M.

Aluminum alloys are applicable in marine and aero fields. Alloys AA5083 and AA6061 are aluminum alloys with different chemical and physical properties. Combination of two…

Influence of hybrid nanoparticles on the wear behavior of aluminum alloy composites for aerospace applications

Santhosh Prakash A., Parameshwaran Pillai T.

Engineers and scientists are searching for novel materials with high performance on all aspect points of view for the applications including marine, aero and automobile fields…

Research on wheel wear of the light rail transit based on a modified semi-Hertzian contact model

Qunsheng Wang, Bin Zhu, Fubin Zhang, Xuesong Jiang, Jie Wang

While the normal wheel–rail contact model cannot be accurately used for light rail transit (LRT) wheel wear analysis with large wheelset lateral displacement and wheelset yaw…

Performance of commercial antioxidants in white mineral oils

Basar Uyar, Imren Meydan

The aim of this paper is to study the effects of commercially available antioxidants on the oxidation stability of white mineral oils (paraffin oil).

Cryogenic friction behavior and thermolubricity effect of graphene film on copper substrate

Qingshun Bai, Wanmin Guo, Yuhao Dou, Xin He, Shun Liu, Yongbo Guo

The purpose of this paper is to reveal the mechanism of graphene low-temperature friction and provide a theoretical basis for the application of graphene.

Effect of limestone usage on tribological properties in copper and asbestos-free brake friction materials

Hicri Yavuz

This study aims to determine the braking performance of limestone as a filler in brake friction materials.

Tribological properties of trimethylolpropane oleate synthesized through esterification reaction with nano-MoS2 catalysts of different shapes

Zhixiang Li, Shuo Han, Lei Wang, Kunhong Hu

This study aims to investigate the catalytic performance and tribological properties of MoS₂ powder.

Effects of geometrical parameters on thermohydrodynamic performance of a bearing operating with nanoparticle additive oil

Abdurrahim Dal, Mahir Sahin, Mustafa Kilic

Bearing performance characteristics, such as stiffness and load capacity, are related to the viscosity of the fluid circulating through the gap. Nanoparticle additives in…

Residual life prediction of wet clutch based on binary Wiener process

Yong Liu, Jiang Zhang, Junjie Cui, Changsong Zheng, Yajun Liu, Jian Shen

In armored vehicles integrated transmissions, residual life prediction based on oil spectrum data is crucial for condition monitoring and reliability assessment. This paper aims…