Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 71 Issue 2

Tribological behaviors of the thick metal coating for the contact mechanical seal under the water-lubricated conditions

Guo-yuan Zhang, Jia-qi Dang, Wei-gang Zhao, Xiu-tian Yan

The serious friction and wear problem occurs on the mechanical seal’s faces during the start-up stage of the high-speed turbopump for a liquid rocket engine. This paper aims to…

A numerical analysis and experimental investigation of three oil grooves sleeve bearing performance

Lili Wang, Qingliang Zeng, Changhou Lu, Peng Liang

This paper aims to reveal the cavitation characteristics of three oil wedges sleeve bearing and set the theoretical and experimental basis for defining the oil film boundary…

Tribological performance of commercial Mobil grade lubricants operating with titanium dioxide nanoparticle additives

Shubham Rajendra Suryawanshi, Jayant T. Pattiwar

The purpose of this study is to investigate the tribological performance (anti-friction and anti-wear properties) of commercial Mobil grade lubricants used in a journal bearing…

Modelling of wear debris in planetary gear drive

Rakesh Ranjan, Subrata Kumar Ghosh, Manoj Kumar

The probability distribution of major length and aspect ratio (major length/minor length) of wear debris collected from gear oil used in planetary gear drive were analysed and…

Numerical investigation of sliding friction behaviour and mechanism of engineering surfaces

Xiaogang Zhang, Yali Zhang

This study aims to investigate the sliding friction behaviour and mechanism of engineering surfaces.

The microstructure and high-temperature tribology behavior of high boron HSS under different heat treatments

Zhentao Yuan, Yehua Jiang, Lu Li, Zulai Li

The purpose of this paper is to study the microstructure and the high-temperature tribology behavior of a high-speed steel (HSS) roller material with boron as the main alloy…

Effect of MoS2 on transfer film formation and friction coefficients in NAO friction material

Jin Oh Chung, Sang Ryul Go, Jeong Hee Kim, Jong Geun Choi, Hyang Rae Kim, Hee Bum Choi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate surroundings for transfer film formation and removal, the effect of the transfer film formation on friction coefficients, the effect of…

Experimental investigation for vibration reduction of surface-textured journal bearings

Chao Chen, Xiaojing Wang, Yifan Shen, Zhaolun Li, Jian Dong

Surface texturing has emerged in the past two decades as a viable option of surface engineering, resulting in significant improvement in wear resistance and friction coefficient…

Erosion studies of cermet-coated ASTM A36 steel

Vineet Shibe, Vikas Chawla

This paper aims to perform the solid particle erosion studies in simulated coal-fired boiler conditions with a view to compare the erosion behavior of two different types of…

Design and optimisation of advanced bearing system for ultra-precision plastic electronics production systems

Gang Zhao

The paper aims to use aluminium alloy to substitute steel as the main material of ultra-precision hydro-static bearing system for an ultra-precision plastic electronics production…

Tribological behaviour of low-pressure plasma sprayed WC-Co coatings at elevated temperatures

Zhe Geng, Huadong Huang, Baoshan Lu, Shaohua Wu, Gaolian Shi

This paper aims to investigate the effect of coating microstructure, mechanical and oxidation property on the tribological behaviour of low-pressure plasma spraying (LPPS…

Sustainable machining. Modeling and optimization of temperature and surface roughness in the milling of AISI D2 steel

Aqib Mashood Khan, Muhammad Jamil, Ahsan Ul Haq, Salman Hussain, Longhui Meng, Ning He

Sustainable machining is a global consensus and the necessity to cope up the serious environmental threats. Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) and nanofluids-based MQL(NFMQL) are…

Degradation index construction methodology for mechanical transmission based on fusion of multispectral oil data

Shufa Yan, Biao Ma, Changsong Zheng

The purpose of constructing a degradation index (DI) is to better characterize the degradation degree of mechanical transmission compared with relying solely on spectral oil data…

Simulation and measurement study of metro wheel wear based on the Archard model

AiHua Zhu, Si Yang, Qiang Li, JianWei Yang, Xi Li, YiDong Xie

The purpose of this paper is to study the wear evolution of metro wheels under the conditions of different track sequences, track composition and vehicle load and then to predict…

Vibration and critical characteristics of the tilting pads journal bearing-rotor system

Zhiming Zhao, Feng Ji, Yongsheng Guan, Xiaoyang Yuan

High power rotating machinery requires large diameter bearings that can perform under extreme conditions. Vibrations and critical speeds of rotor supported by tilting pad journal…

Influence of recess shape on comprehensive lubrication performance of high speed and heavy load hydrostatic thrust bearing

Mubing Yu, Xiaodong Yu, Xuhang Zheng, Hang Qu, Tengfei Yuan, Daige Li

This paper aims to describe a theoretical and experimental research concerning influence of recess shape on comprehensive lubrication performance of high speed and heavy load…

Prediction of specific grinding forces and surface roughness in machining of AL6061-T6 alloy using ANFIS technique

Yusuf S. Dambatta, Mohd Sayuti, Ahmed A.D. Sarhan, Hamdi Bin Ab Shukor, Nur Aqilah binti Derahman, Sunusi Marwana Manladan

Optimisation of grinding processes involves enhancing the surface quality and reducing the cost of manufacturing through reduction of power consumptions. Recent research works…

Simulation and experimental study on cavitation and noise of hydraulic cone valve

Xiaojing Wang, Hao Liu, Guojia Man

Aiming at the cavitations and noise problem of hydraulic cone valve and based on the radial force analysis of the valve core, the radial deviation of the spool is considered to…

Influence of steadite on the tribological behavior of cylinder liners

Tiago Cousseau, Edison Serbino, Edney Rejowski, Amilton Sinatora

This paper aims to understand the effect of steadite in gray cast iron (GCI) cylinder liners performance (friction and wear) when lubricated with new lube oil formulations to…

Influence of wear on the performance of capillary compensated hole entry hybrid conical journal bearing

Sanjay Rangrao Pawar, Vikas M. Phalle

Hybrid conical journal bearings have received great attraction by design engineers and researchers due to their incomparable performance. However, performance of these bearings is…