Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 75 Issue 9

Thermo-elastohydrodynamic lubrication performance study of step seal under transient condition

Jian Wei, XiaoYue Sun, Jing Tian, CaiHong Liu

This paper aims to study the impact of transient velocity changes on sealing performance during reciprocating sealing processes.

Study on the flash temperature phenomenon in the contact area of rolling bearings

Wenxun Jiang, Wen Wang, Mingfei Ma

Due to high speeds, heavy loads, large slide-to-roll ratios (SRR) and other variable operating conditions, some rolling bearings that have been working in harsh conditions may…

Surface modification effect of aluminium block on the tribological performance for super olein

Aiman Yahaya, Syahrullail Samion, Mohd Kameil Abdul Hamid

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of micro-pits technology to the problem of tribological performance in a sliding motion.

The effect of sand on the wear of anodized aluminum

Sara Pope, Robert L. Jackson

The purpose of this paper is to use a wear test to determine the effect of sand on the wear rates of materials typically used in aerospace applications. Once a repeatable wear…

Structural stiffness and equivalent viscous damping in a supercritical carbon dioxide lubricated hybrid journal bearing under hydrostatic status

Liming Zhu, Zhengmao Qiu, Sheng Chen, Xiaojing Wang, Lingfeng Huang, Feiyu Chen

The purpose of this paper is to propose a type of hybrid bearing lubricated with supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO₂) and to investigate the stiffness and damping characteristics…

Machine learning approach for the prediction of mixed lubrication parameters for different surface topographies of non-conformal rough contacts

Deepak Kumar Prajapati, Jitendra Kumar Katiyar, Chander Prakash

This study aims to use a machine learning (ML) model for the prediction of traction coefficient and asperity load ratio for different surface topographies of non-conformal rough…

Effect of texture shapes and additives in lubricants on the dynamic characteristics of the hydrodynamic journal bearing

Deepak Byotra, Sanjay Sharma

This study aims to understand how the texture shape, number of textures and addition of nanoparticle additives in lubricants impact the dynamic characteristics of journal bearing…

Effect of magnetic field on the lubricating performance of nano magnetorheological grease at different temperatures

Jiabao Pan, Rui Li, Ao Wang

The adverse effects of temperature on the lubricating properties of nano magnetorheological grease are reduced by applying of a magnetic field.

A review on minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) assisted machining processes using mono and hybrid nanofluids

Talwinder Singh, Chandan Deep Singh, Rajdeep Singh

Because many cutting fluids contain hazardous chemical constituents, industries and researchers are looking for alternative methods to reduce the consumption of cutting fluids in…

The lip motion trajectory of eccentric oil seal considering material viscoelasticity

Fugang Zhai, Shengnan Li, Yangtao Xing

This paper aims to study the motion trajectory of the oil seal for shaft in eccentric state and derive equation of lip motion trajectory.