Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 71 Issue 6

Numerical and experimental studies on the thermal characteristics of the clutch hydraulic system with provision for oil flow

Biao Ma, Liang Yu, Man Chen, He Yan Li, Liang Jie Zheng

This paper aims to investigate the thermal characteristics of the clutch hydraulic system under various oil flow conditions. Increasing the oil flow is one of the most important…

Tribocorrosion behaviors of thermal spraying WC/Ni60 coated 316L stainless steel in artificial seawater

Eryong Liu, Yingxin Zhang, Xiang Wang, Zhixiang Zeng, Huiling Du, Hongmei Qin

This paper aims to improve the tribocorrosion properties of 316L, thus WC/Ni60 coated 316L was prepared by thermal spraying technique.

Performance evaluation of hazelnut oil with copper nanoparticles - a new entrant for sustainable lubrication

Wani K. Shafi, Ankush Raina, Mir Irfan Ul Haq

This paper aims to investigate the friction and wear performance of Hazelnut oil with copper (Cu) nano additives.

Coupled heat transfer characteristics in a spiral groove mechanical seal lubricated by magnetic fluid

Penggao Zhang, Boqin Gu, Jianfeng Zhou, Long Wei

The purpose of this study is to investigate the heat transfer characteristics in a spiral groove mechanical seal lubricated by magnetic fluid.

Experimental verification of textured mechanical seal designed using multi-objective optimization

Xiuying Wang, Michael Khonsari, Siyuan Li, Qingwen Dai, Xiaolei Wang

This study aims to simultaneously enhance the load-carrying capacity and control the leakage rate of mechanical seals by optimizing the texture shape.

Optimization of hydrodynamic lubrication performance based on a heterogeneous slip/no-slip surface

Zhenpeng Wu, Xianzhong Ding, Liangcai Zeng, Xiaolan Chen, Kuisheng Chen

This paper aims to use the method of curve splicing to combine the slip zone and the no-slip zone to further improve the lubrication performance of the liquid film. The…

The effect of ceramic friction pairs on the tribocorrosion behavior of AISI 304 stainless steel in seawater

Na Fan, Liqiang Chai, Peng Wang, Jun Liang

This paper aims to study the tribocorrosion behavior of 304 stainless steel (SS) sliding against SiC and Si₃N₄ counterparts in artificial seawater.

Investigation of material removal rate and surface roughness using multi-objective optimization for micro-milling of inconel 718

Xiaohong Lu, FuRui Wang, Liang Xue, Yixuan Feng, Steven Y. Liang

The purpose of this study is to realize the multi-objective optimization for MRR and surface roughness in micro-milling of Inconel 718.

Study on thermo-mechanical coupling characteristics of angle contact ball bearing with fix-position preload

Pingping He, Feng Gao, Yan Li, Wenwu Wu, Dongya Zhang

Under fix-position preload, the high rotation speed of the angular contact ball bearing exacerbates the frictional heat generation, which causes the increase of the bearing…

Analysis on the steady state performance of a multi pad externally adjustable fluid film bearing

Girish Hariharan, Raghuvir Pai

This study aims to investigate the performance characteristics of an externally adjustable bearing with multiple pads in steady state conditions. The proposed adjustable bearing…

Thermal-hydraulic model for axial piston pump with leakage and friction and its application

Guanglin Shi, Haiji Wang

This paper aims to carry out a thermal-hydraulic simulation model for pump and hydraulic system to predict the temperature increasing and pump performance. Based on the model, how…

A prediction method for wheel tread wear

Xue Ping Wang, He Ma, Jun Zhang

The increasing demands of high-speed railway transportation aggravate the wheel and rail surface wear. It is of great significance to repair the worn wheel timely by predicting…

Life calculation of angular contact ball bearings for industrial robot RV reducer

Fukang Deng, Kangchun Li, Xiongfeng Hu, Haifu Jiang, Fuchuan Huang

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the force and basic rating life of angular contact ball bearings of RV reducer under the actual operating condition.

Numerical investigation of elastohydrodynamic contacts subjected to harmonic load variation

Mohamed Abd Alsamieh

The purpose of this paper is to study the behavior of elastohydrodynamic contacts subjected to forced harmonic vibrations including the effect of changing various working…

Effect of laser surface texturing on wear resistance of nickel based superalloy

Peter Prakash F., Muthukannan Duraiselvam, Natarajan S., Kannan Ganesa Balamurugan

This paper aims to investigate the effect of laser surface texturing (LST) on the wear behavior of C-263 nickel-based superalloy and to identify the optimum wear operating…