Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 71 Issue 1

Slurry erosion behavior of plasma sprayed coating on turbine steel

Sarbjeet Kaushal, Satnam Singh

The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of slurry erosion at different parameters on plasma sprayed Cr₃C₂ coated 13Cr4Ni turbine steel and compare the results of coated…

On the mixed EHL characteristics, friction and flash temperature in helical gears with consideration of 3D surface roughness

Yong Yang, Wenguang Li, Jiaxu Wang, Qinghua Zhou

The purpose of this study is to investigate the tribological performance of helical gear pairs with consideration of the properties of non-Newtonian lubricant and the real…

Tribological properties of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composites reinforced with different contents of glass and carbon fibers

Yanzhen Wang, Zhongwei Yin

This purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of carbon fiber (CF) and/or glass fiber (GF) fillers on the tribological behaviors of ultrahigh-molecular-weight…

Non-linear stability analysis of micropolar fluid lubricated journal bearings with turbulent effect

Subrata Das, Sisir Kumar Guha

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of turbulence on the stability characteristics of finite hydrodynamic journal bearing lubricated with micropolar fluid.

Gear fault diagnosis based on a new wavelet adaptive threshold de-noising method

Jianhua Cai

This paper aims to explore a new wavelet adaptive threshold de-noising method to resolve the shortcomings of wavelet hard-threshold method and wavelet soft-threshold method, which…

Effect of ageing on lubricants’ physical and chemical properties and tribological performance: Part II: effect of water contamination on lubricant

Hui Cen, Ardian Morina, Anne Neville

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of water contamination on ageing of lubricants.

Analysis on sealing performance of VL seals based on mixed lubrication theory

Shixian Xu, Zhengtao Su, Jian Wu

This paper aims to research the influence of pressure, friction factors, roughness and actuating speed to the mixed lubrication models of outstroke and instroke.

Effect of tribological parameters on sliding wear and friction coefficient which relates to preload loss in tapered roller bearing

Ayush Jain, Abhishek Singh, Arendra Pal Singh

This paper aims to study the sliding wear and coefficient of friction (COF) using “ball on disc” tribometer. Discs of bearing steel were subjected to different tribological…

Preparation and tribological properties of a microemulsion for magnesium alloy warm rolling

Chang Dong, Jianlin Sun, Zixuan Cheng, Yuqing Hou

The purpose of this paper is to synthesize a microemulsion and investigate its tribological properties as lubricant. Magnesium alloy warm rolling experiments were conducted…

Fabrication and tribological study of AA6061 hybrid metal matrix composites reinforced with SiC/B4C nanoparticles

Shubhajit Das, Chandrasekaran M., Sutanu Samanta, Palanikumar Kayaroganam, Paulo Davim J.

Composite materials are replacing the traditional materials because of their remarkable properties and the addition of nanoparticles making a new trend in material world. The nano…

Modeling and experimental research on engaging characteristics of wet clutch

Yanzhong Wang, Yuan Li, Yang Liu, Wei Zhang

To gain in-depth understandings of engaging characteristics, the purpose of this paper is to improve the model of wet clutches to predict the transmitted torque during the…

Simulation and experiment on pressure field characteristics of hydrostatic hydrodynamic hybrid thrust bearings

Jun-peng Shao, Guang-dong Liu, Xiaodong Yu

This paper aims to improve the bearing capacity of hydrostatic thrust bearing under working conditions of high speed and heavy load; a new wedge-shaped structure opened on an edge…

Investigations of the three-dimensional temperature field of journal bearings considering conjugate heat transfer and cavitation

Qiang Li, Shuo Zhang, Yujun Wang, Wei-Wei Xu, Zhenbo Wang

The growing demand of efficiency and economy has led to a dramatic increase of the operating speed of the journal bearing, with a higher temperature distribution. This paper aims…

Determination of Archard’s wear coefficient and wear simulation of sliding bearings

Miloš Stanković, Aleksandar Marinković, Aleksandar Grbović, Žarko Mišković, Božidar Rosić, Radivoje Mitrović

This paper aims to present the methodology to determine Archard’s wear coefficient. By applying this coefficient into the numerical simulation of wear, it is possible to predict…

Hot oil carrying characteristic about hydrostatic bearing oil film of heavy vertical lathe in high speed

Yanqin Zhang, Pengrui Kong, Yanan Feng, Lili Guo

To investigate the effects of hot oil carrying (HOC), the purpose of this paper is to present a new calculation method of oil film temperature which takes the effects into account…

Numerical study on sealing characteristic of rubber X-ring exposed to high-pressure hydrogen by considering swelling effect

Chilou Zhou, Mohan He, Guohua Chen, Saihua Jiang

This paper aims to investigate the sealing characteristic of the rubber X-ring combined seal used in high-pressure hydrogen service and clarify the effect of swelling due to…

The stick-slip mechanism for granular flow lubrication

Fanjing Meng, Kun Liu

Granular flow lubrication is developed in recent years as a new lubrication method which can be used in extreme environments, while the stick-slip mechanisms of granular flow…

Application of dynamic mesh technology in the oil film flow simulation for hydrostatic bearing

Yanqin Zhang, Zhiquan Zhang, Xiangbin Kong, Rui Li, Hui Jiang

The purpose of this paper was to obtain the lubrication characteristics of heavy hydrostatic bearing in heavy equipment manufacturing industry through theoretical analysis and…

Resource-efficient piston ring/cylinder liner pairing

Konstantin Risse, Matthias Schorgel, Dirk Bartel, Bernhard Karpuschewski, Florian Welzel

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of different finish processes on the surface integrity and tribological behaviour of cylinder running surfaces for…

Comparative study of materials for friction pairs in a new high water-based hydraulic motor with low speed and high pressure

Bingjing Qiu, Jiyun Zhao, Jiaxiang Man

Aiming at improving the mechanical efficiency, the applicability and the working life of high water-based hydraulic motor (HWBHM) under working conditions at low speed and high…