Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 67 Issue 4

Innovative technique of measuring follower rotation in real production engine using Gradiometer sensor and the effect of friction modifier

Riaz Ahmad Mufti, Rehan Zahid, Farrukh Qureshi, Jawad Aslam

The purpose of this paper is to understand the effect of engine operating conditions and lubricant friction modifier on direct acting tappet rotation. In this research work, novel…

Effect of heat treatment on tribological behavior of zinc aluminum alloy reinforced with graphite and SIC particles for journal bearing

TS Kiran, M Prasannakumar, S Basavarajappa, BM Viswanatha

The purpose of the paper is to study the dry sliding wear behavior of as-cast and heat-treated zinc-aluminum (ZA-27) alloy, reinforced with silicon carbide and graphite particles…

The investigation of the temperature of high speed and heavy haul tilting pad journal bearing

Pengju Li, Yongsheng Zhu, Youyun Zhang, Pengfei Yue

– This paper aims to present the theoretical and experimental investigation of the temperature of high speed and heavy haul tilting pad journal bearing.

Tribological behaviour of mineral and rapeseed oils containing iron particles

Tatjana Maliar, Satish Achanta, Henrikas Cesiulis, Dirk Drees

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the tribological behaviour of commercially available SAE 10 mineral and rapeseed oils containing Fe particles synthesized directly in…

Biodegradable lubricating greases containing used frying oil as additives

Bronislaw Buczek, Anna Zajezierska

The aim of this paper was to investigate the possibility of reusing frying oil, obtained during thermal treatment of food in fast-food restaurants for production of plastic…

Effect of starting time on hydro-viscous drive speed regulating start

Qingrui Meng

– The purpose of this paper is to reveal the effect of starting time on hydro-viscous drive speed regulating start.

Study of behaviour of aluminium oxide nanoparticles suspended in SAE20W40 oil under extreme pressure lubrication

Avinash A. Thakre, Animesh Thakur

The purpose of this paper is to include investigation on extreme pressure lubrication behaviour of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles suspended in SAE20W40 lubricating oil. Effects of…

Wear behavior of Fe-Cr-B alloys under dry sliding condition

Gongjun Cui, Jin Wei, Gongxiong Wu

The purpose of this study is to prepare new Fe-Cr-B alloys which have better wear resistance and investigate the wear mechanisms of these alloys tribotesting against SiC ceramic…

Studies on the effect of minor addition of phosphorous on microstructure, mechanical and wear behavior of LM-28 alloy

Basavaraj Mallappa Ganiger, Chandrashekharaiah Tumbigeri Mata, H R Manohara, T B Prasad

The main purpose of the research paper is to study the effect of refinement of primary silicon on sliding wear behavior of commercially available LM-28 alloy and correlate these…

Research on wireless nondestructive monitoring method for film pressure of water-lubricated bearing

Nan Wang, Qingfeng Meng

The purpose of this paper is to provide a nondestructive monitoring method based on wireless sensor technology to measure the continuous circumferential film pressure on radial…

Parametric design of surface textures on journal bearing

Hui Zhang, Guangneng Dong, Meng Hua, Feifei Guo, Kwai Sang Chin

– The main purpose of this paper is to understand and model the hydrodynamic influence of surface textures on journal bearings.

Effects of misalignment on the structure characteristics of bump-type foil bearings: a comparison between experimental and theoretical results

Kai Feng, Xueyuan Zhao

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of misalignment on the static and dynamics characteristics of bump-type foil bearings (BFBs). High-speed and…

Taguchi optimization of tribological properties of Al/Gr/B4C composite

Amit Sharma, Manish Garg, Satnam Singh

The purpose of this paper is to develop hybrid aluminum metal matrix composite by stir casting process, reinforced with graphite and hard boron carbide particles to enhance the…

Image based portable wear debris analysis tool

Muhammad Ali Khan, Ahmed Farooq Cheema, Sohaib Zia Khan, Shafiq-ur-Rehman Qureshi

The purpose of this paper is to show the development of an image processing-based portable equipment for an automatic wear debris analysis. It can analyze both the qualitative and…