Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 76 Issue 3

Simulation and analysis of micro-textured rough curved surface based on fractal characterization method

Chunxia Zhu, Xianling Meng

Micro-texture is processed on the surface to reduce the friction of the contact surface, and its application is more and more extensive. The purpose of this paper is to create a…

Experimental study on adhesion recovery based on a circumferential test rig

Jiajun Zhou, Chao Chen, Chun Tian, Gengwei Zhai, Hao Yu

To authenticate the existence and principles of the adhesion recovery phenomenon under water pollution conditions, an innovative circumferential rail–wheel adhesion test rig was…

Synergistic lubrication effects of Sn–Ag–Cu and MXene–Ti3C2 to improve tribological properties of M50 bearing steel with microporous channels

Yuchun Huang, Haishu Ma, Yubo Meng, Yazhou Mao

This paper aims to study the synergistic lubrication effects of Sn–Ag–Cu and MXene–Ti₃C₂ to improve the tribological properties of M50 bearing steel with microporous channels.

Effects of surface morphology on the performance of water-lubricated thrust bearings

Jun Cheng, Chunxing Gu

As the crucial support component of the propeller power system, the reliability of the operation of submersible pumps is influenced by the lubrication performance of…

Prediction and comparative analysis of friction material properties using a GA-SVM optimization model

Jianping Zhang, Leilei Wang, Guodong Wang

With the rapid advancement in the automotive industry, the friction coefficient (FC), wear rate (WR) and weight loss (WL) have emerged as crucial parameters to measure the…

Laboratory evaluation of a nanostructured lubricating grease for tram runflat tires

Mauricio Pérez Giraldo, Mauricio Vasquez, Alejandro Toro, Robison Buitrago-Sierra, Juan Felipe Santa

This paper aims to develop a stable gel-type lubricant emulating commercial conditions. This encompassed rheological and tribological assessments, alongside field trials on the…

Study on dynamic characteristics of acceleration process of spherical hybrid sliding bearings rotor system

Weiqiang Xue, Jingfeng Shen, Yawen Fan

The transient loads on the spherical hybrid sliding bearings (SHSBs) rotor system during the process of accelerating to stable speed are related to time, which exhibits a complex…

Performance analysis of columnar convex-concave compound microtexture thrust bearing

Lili Wang, Ying’ao Liu, Jingdong Duan, Yunlong Bao

This study aims to enhance the lubrication performance of thrust bearings. The influence of columnar convex–concave compound microtexture on bearing performance is investigated

Study on friction reduction performance of granular flow lubrication during the milling of Inconel 718 superalloy

Lijie Ma, Xinhui Mao, Chenrui Li, Yu Zhang, Fengnan Li, Minghua Pang, Qigao Feng

The purpose of this study is to reveal the friction reduction performance and mechanism of granular flow lubrication during the milling of difficult-to-machining materials and…

Static and dynamic characteristics of large-span six-slider closed hydrostatic guideway considering pitch moment and yaw moment

Heji Zhang, Dezhao Lu, Wei Pan, Xing Rong, Yongtao Zhang

The purpose of this study is to design a closed hydrostatic guideway has the ability to resist large-side load, pitch moments and yaw moments, has good stiffness and damping…

Friction and wear performances of 7075 aluminum alloy surface with V-shaped microtexture via numerical simulation and experimental characterizations

Cong Ding, Zhizhao Qiao, Zhongyu Piao

The purpose of this study is to design and process the optimal V-shaped microstructure for 7075 aluminum alloy and reveal its wear resistance mechanism and performance.

Effect of line parameters on wheel wear of heavy–haul freight vehicle

Hongkun Wang, Yongxiang Zhao, Yayun Qi, Yufeng Cao

The serious wear problem of heavy-haul freight vehicle wheels affects the safety and economy of vehicle operation. This paper aims to study wheel wear evolution law and the…

Characterization of the friction-induced attractor trajectories during the running-in process in ball-on-disk tribosystem

Yuting Wang, Guodong Sun, Haisheng Wang, Bobo Jian

The purpose of this study is to solve the issues of time-consuming and complicated computation of traditional measures, as well as the underutilization of two-dimensional (2D…

A comprehensive review of non-destructive methods for bearing lubricating oil film thickness measurement

Fei Shang, Bo Sun, Dandan Cai

The purpose of this study is to investigate the application of non-destructive testing methods in measuring bearing oil film thickness to ensure that bearings are in a normal…