Low Viscosity Medium-Lubricated Bearing
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2025) | Viewed by 1201
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bearing lubrication; friction dynamics; rotor dynamics
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, under the guidance of the “emission peak" and "carbon neutrality”, the international community has set off an upsurge of research on green and clean energy. Therefore, the traditional bearing with oil as a lubricant has begun to withdraw from the stage of shipping. Novel low-viscosity medium-lubricated bearings possess plenty of advantages, such as high cleanliness, high reliability, high specific heat capacity, high efficiency, and high vibration resistance. Following the experimental and numerical research on the bearings, the main performances were mastered, and the mature structural design and standardization system were also established. At present, novel low-viscosity medium-lubricated bearings are widely employed in ships, submarines, pumps, and other fields. As the crucial support component of power systems, the performances and service life of bearings directly determine the efficiency and safety of ships in navigating. When the ship works on the sea, the shaft is at a high-speed condition. After being disturbed by the stern shaft and bearing’s weight, the problems of poor lubrication, load capacity reduction, poor stability, and serious friction still exist.
We are pleased to invite you to submit a reseach paper to this Special Issue.
- The journal plans to collect 10-15 papers about the lubrication and friction performance of such bearings and will print them in book form if this number is reached.
- Suggested themes and article types for submissions.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
lubrication mechanism, structural design, fluid–structure coupling, friction and wear, optimization analysis, dynamic characteristics, surface texture treatment, groove design, lubrication regime, dynamic behaviros, tribological performances, and bionic application.
Prof. Dr. Zhongliang Xie
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plain journal/thrust bearing
- lubrication regime
- dynamic behaviros
- tribological performances
- rotor dynamics
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