Lubricants, Volume 10, Issue 5

Based on a dynamic analysis of rolling bearings, the equations for rocker arm full-type needle bearings were established by considering the traction coefficients of FVA-M reference lubricating oil, and then they were solved by the GSTIFF (Gear Stiff)...

Condition monitoring of components in internal combustion engines is an essential tool for increasing engine durability and avoiding critical engine operation. If lubrication at the crankshaft main bearings is insufficient, metal-to-metal contacts be...

In recent years, deep learning has become prevalent in Remaining Useful-Life (RUL) prediction of bearings. The current deep-learning-based RUL methods tend to extract high dimensional features from the original vibration data to construct the Health...

In order to improve the anti-wear performance of a double-vane self-priming centrifugal pump during two-phase flow transfer, the construction of a streamline groove structure at the outlet end of the suction side of the vane, based on the bionic prin...

Although many friction models have been developed by various researchers over the years, a general model does not exist yet. In this article, we present the work that was developed to identify and propose an empirical model that represents the behavi...

The article presents the results of tribological investigations into the steel/polymer/steel sandwich material LITECOR^® developed by ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe for applications in the automotive industry. Friction tests were carried out by means o...

It has been shown experimentally that boundary friction is proportional to load (commonly known as Amontons’ law) for more than 500 years, and the fact that it holds true over many scales (from microns to kilometres, and from nano-Newtons to Me...

Information such as probability distribution, performance degradation trajectory, and performance reliability function varies with the service status of rolling bearings, which is difficult to analyze and evaluate using traditional reliability theory...

The reliability of rolling bearings is affected by white etching crack (WEC) or white structure flaking (WSF) failures, causing tremendous commercial burdens for bearing manufacturers and operators. The research for the underlying failure mechanism h...

In the context of sustainable development and under the impulse of continuous technological progress, tribology contributes to the improvement of the life span of parts in dynamic contact and to the efficiency of mechanical systems. However, even if...

The minimization of friction losses in internal combustion engines is a goal of primary importance for the automotive industry, both to improve performance and to comply with increasingly stringent legislative requirements. It is therefore necessary...

Stiction, run-in wear and friction of lubricated polyoxymethylene homopolymer (POM)- and aliphatic polyamide (PA46)-steel tribosystems were investigated for mild-loaded mixed lubrication conditions with and without thermal conditioning of the polymer...

Most commercial automotive turbochargers (TC) employ semi-floating ring bearings (SFRB) with axial groove shapes. In order to bring some insights into the role played by the axial groove geometry on the dynamics of TC, this work deals with an experim...

Tribological properties of five anti-wear additives for a steel-copper contact were investigated. It was found that the tribological performances are closely related to the molecular structure of additives. The protic ionic liquid anti-wear additive...

(1) Background: Operational properties and durability of dies in different metal-forming processes significantly depend on their surface quality. Major die failures are related to surface damage due to heat checking cracks, wear, etc. Thereby, streng...

This study deals with experimental and numerical analysis of the thermal effects of slender elastohydrodynamically lubricated (EHL) contacts under high sliding. Thereby, the entrainment direction is along the major axis of the contact ellipse. Film t...

Nitriding can significantly increase the load carrying properties of gears. While the diffusion layer is primarily responsible for improving the tooth root and flank load carrying capacity, the compound layer mainly determines the tribological proper...

Rolling element bearings are required to operate in a variety of use cases that determine voltage potentials will form between the rolling elements and races. When the electrical field strength causes the dielectric breakdown of the intermediary lubr...

WC-(Fe-Mn-C) composites with γ-iron and γ + α’ matrices were sintered and then tested at sliding speeds in the range 7–37 m/s. The coefficient of friction was exponentially reduced as a function of sliding speed reaching...

Based on the methods of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, it was found that the implementation of spontaneous processes with positive entropy production during friction leads to an increase in the wear intensity. Non-spontaneous processes with negative...

Because of the impact of lubrication on the efficiency and the lifecycle cost and emissions, the lubricating-oil consumption (LOC) is one of the key indicators in the research and development of internal combustion engines. State-of-the-art methods f...

In tilting-pad journal bearings (TPJB), power loss corresponds to the internal friction in the shearing of the oil. Besides the lubrication gap, intermediate spaces between the pads account for a notable amount of frictional losses. Against the backg...

Hydraulic components are often subjected to sliding contacts under starved or mixed lubrication. The condition of starved lubrication occurs during the start-up phase of the hydraulic machines or at low working temperature, causing friction and wear...

Surface roughness is considered as an important measuring parameter in the machining industry that aids in ensuring the quality of the finished product. In turning operations, the tool and workpiece contact develop friction and cause heat generation,...

The paper presents certain problems related to the lubrication of textured surfaces. It was noted that for a specific load, the lubrication effectiveness will depend on the shape, size and mutual distribution of the texture’s elements. Proposal...

The composites on the base of Co₃O₄ and graphene are in demand in the field of portable, flexible energy storage devices due to their small size, lightweight, big specific capacitance, good cycle stability and appropriate capacitance retention. The s...

With the increasing market demand for artificial hip joints, total hip joint replacement has gradually become an effective means of treating a series of hip joint diseases. In order to improve the service life of artificial hip joints, some new artif...

Constant further developments in application technology with the aim of higher economic efficiency and power density place ever greater demands on mechanical components and construction elements and thus on the lubricating greases used. This is parti...

Failures of multi-plate clutches must be reliably excluded due to safety-critical functionalities in the drive train. The main reason for failures of multi-plate clutches due to long-term and spontaneous damage is thermal damage. In this paper, a par...

The reliability and safety of bolted joints is one of the crucial engineering problems during design of mechanical structures. In this paper, finite element method was used to investigate an asymmetrical, seven-bolted joint. The modelling takes into...

This research presents the effects of carbon nanotori structures (CNst) dispersed as reinforcement for metal-working and metal-forming lubricants. Synthetic (SL) and deep drawing (DD) nanolubricants were prepared following a two-step method at 0.01 w...