scholarly journals A Pocket-Textured Surface for Improving the Tribological Properties of Point Contact under Starved Lubrication

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1789
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Wenhan Zhao ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Meng Hua ◽  
...  

This paper reports a novel pocket-textured surface for improving the tribological properties of point contact under starved lubrication by possibly storing and releasing oil, and homogenizing the surface contact pressure. The ball-on-disk experimental results confirmed the coefficient of friction (COF) and wear reduction effect of such pocket-texturing. The maximum reduction rate was 40% compared with a flat surface under the same operating conditions. Analyses on experimental results attributed the oil storage effect and enhanced the secondary lubrication effect within the starved lubrication state, to become the main mechanism. In addition, the plate elasticity and the Hertzian contact principles were employed to estimate the pressure and the load acting on the surface. The experimental results and numerical analysis substantiated the design of pocket-textured surface, making it likely to enlarge about 50% of contact surface and to reduce 90% of equivalent stress in comparison to those of conventional surfaces.

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 974
Author(s):  
Dongya Zhang ◽  
Zhongwei Li ◽  
Hongwei Fan ◽  
Hongbin Rui ◽  
Feng Gao

In this study, a cladding layer and nitriding layer were prepared on nodular cast iron, to provide guidance for remanufacturing of nodular cast iron. Their microstructure and composition and the tribological properties under dry and starved lubrication conditions were studied. Meanwhile, the contact stresses at different friction stages were simulated through the finite element method. The micro-hardness of the cladding layer and nitriding layer were 694 HV0.5 and 724.5 HV0.5, which were 4 times and 4.2 times higher than that of the substrate. For dry friction conditions, the wear resistance of the cladding layer and nitriding layer were 113.2 times and 65.5 times that of the substrate. For starved lubrication conditions, the friction coefficients of the cladding layer and nitriding layer were lower than that of the substrate. In addition, their average friction coefficients and wear resistance were gradually reduced with the increase in load. Contact simulation showed that the maximum equivalent stress gradually increased with the friction coefficient during the dry friction, and the peak value of von Mises stress on the nitriding layer was larger than that of the cladding layer, and the nitriding layer was more likely to yield and peel off.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 839
Author(s):  
Gi-Ho La ◽  
Joon-Sung Choi ◽  
Dong-Joon Min

The reaction behaviour of partially reduced iron (PRI) was studied to understand the effect of PRI utilisation in the blast furnace process. For quantitative analysis, the reaction behaviour of PRI under typical operating conditions of a blast furnace was measured using the thermogravimetric method along with the reduction behaviour of hematite and sinter. Experimental results indicated that the reoxidation behaviour of the PRI under the conditions of the upper shaft of the blast furnace retarded the indirect reduction rate in the lower shaft. The rate constants derived from the grain model, experimental results of scanning electron microscopy, and porosimetry analysis indicated that the phenomenon of reduction retardation of PRI under the conditions of the lower shaft originated owing to the reoxidation of PRI, resulting in the blockage of pores. The reaction behaviour considering the reaction characteristics of PRI was derived under conventional blast furnace conditions.


1948 ◽  
Vol 158 (1) ◽  
pp. 250-254
Author(s):  
A. S. T. Thomson

The paper summarizes the results of an experimental investigation on the effects of variation in bearing width and radial clearance on the operating conditions of centrally loaded clearance journal bearings, the bearing arc being kept constant at 120 deg. The investigation, which was carried out prior to 1940, is complementary to an earlier paper by the author in which the effects of variations in bearing width and arc of embrace were investigated. The experimental results are compared with theoretical values modified by the relevant leakage coefficients. The measure of agreement obtained indicates that theoretical values so modified may be used with confidence in design. A short series of experiments is described; in these, high-point contact at starting and stopping is eliminated by supplying oil to a groove in the loaded side of the bearing at a pressure sufficiently great to overcome the applied load. The effect of a groove on the loaded side of the brass under various conditions of lubrication is investigated.


Author(s):  
E de la Guerra Ochoa ◽  
J Echávarri Otero ◽  
E Chacón Tanarro ◽  
P Lafont Morgado ◽  
A Díaz Lantada ◽  
...  

Surface texturing has proved to be a very useful tool for expanding the behaviour under hydrodynamic and elastohydrodynamic regimes instead of mixed or boundary lubrication regimes, and therefore for reducing the friction coefficient under high-load low-speed conditions. This article presents the texturing of different copper test-samples using photolithography and chemical etching to measure the friction coefficient using a point contact machine. The effects of texture size, texturing density, the initial roughness of the samples and the operating conditions have all been studied. Some combinations of texturing density and texture size achieve up to 30% reduction in the friction coefficient. Taking into account experimental data, artificial neural networks are used as a tool for both predicting and optimising the friction coefficient on the textured surface for any given operating condition.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 884
Author(s):  
Andrzej Borawski

Braking systems have a direct impact on the safety of road users. That is why it is crucial that the performance of brakes be dependable and faultless. Unfortunately, the operating conditions of brakes during their operating time are affected by many variables, which results in changes in their tribological properties. This article presents an attempt to develop a methodology for studying how the operating time affects the value of the coefficient of friction and the abrasive wear factor. The Taguchi method of process optimization was used to plan the experiment, which was based on tests using the ball-cratering method. The results clearly show that the degree of wear affects the properties of the friction material used in the production process of brakes.


Author(s):  
Yiqi Cheng ◽  
Xinhua Wang ◽  
Waheed Ur Rehman ◽  
Tao Sun ◽  
Hasan Shahzad ◽  
...  

This study presents a novel cylindrical vane pump based on the traditional working principle. The efficiency of the cylindrical vane pump was verified by experimental validation and numerical analysis. Numerical analysis, such as kinematics analysis, was performed in Pro/Mechanism and unsteady flow-field analysis was performed using ANSYS FLUENT. The stator surface equations were derived using the geometric theory of the applied spatial triangulation function. A three-dimensional model of the cylindrical vane pump was established with the help of MATLAB and Pro/E. The kinematic analysis helped in developing kinematic equations for cylindrical vane pumps and proved the effectiveness of the structural design. The maximum inaccuracy error of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was 5.7% compared with the experimental results, and the CFD results show that the structure of the pump was reasonable. An experimental test bench was developed, and the results were in excellent agreement with the numerical results of CFD. The experimental results show that the cylindrical vane pump satisfied the three-element design of a positive-displacement pump and the trend of changes in efficiency was the same for all types of efficiency under different operating conditions. Furthermore, the volumetric efficiency presented a nonlinear positive correlation with increased rotational velocity, the mechanical efficiency showed a nonlinear negative correlation, and the total efficiency first increased and then decreased. When the rotational velocity was 1.33[Formula: see text] and the discharge pressure was 0.68[Formula: see text], the total efficiency reached its maximum value.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerzy Jozwik ◽  
Krzysztof Dziedzic ◽  
Marcin Barszcz ◽  
Mykhaylo Pashechko

Phenomena occurring in the contact area between two mating bodies are characterised by high complexity and variability. Comparisons are usually made between parameters such as the coefficient of friction, friction force, wear and temperature in relation to time and friction path. Their correct measurement enables the proper evaluation of tribological properties of materials used in the friction pair. This paper concerns the measurements of basic tribological parameters in the friction of selected polymer composites. Knowing the tribological properties of these composite materials, it will be possible to create proper operating conditions for kinematic friction pairs. This study investigated the coefficients of friction, friction force and temperatures of six polymer composites: cast polyamide PA6 G with oil, PA6 G with MoS2, polyoxymethylene POM with aluminium, polyethylene terephthalate PET with polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE, PTFE with bronze, and PTFE with graphite. The friction surface was also examined using an optical system and computer software for 3D measurements. As a result, PA6-G with oil was found to be the best choice as a composite material for thin sliding coatings.


Author(s):  
Mingfei Ma ◽  
Wen Wang ◽  
Wenxun Jiang

As a common phenomenon in elastohydrodynamic lubrication, cavitation has an effect on the completeness of the oil film in the contact area. Many studies have therefore been conducted on cavitation. Experimental researches on cavitation usually rely on optical interference observation, which offers a limited resolution and observation range. In this paper, an infrared thermal camera is used to observe the cavity bubbles on a ball-on-disc setup under sliding/rolling conditions. The results show that the cavity length increases with an increases of the entrainment speed and the viscosity of the lubricants. These observations are explained by a numerical model based on Elrod's algorithm. Effects of entrainment speed and lubricant viscosity on the breakup of cavitation bubbles and the cavitation states are investigated. Both the simulation and experimental results show that a negative pressure area is present behind the Hertzian contact area. The ambient pressure plays a role in maintaining cavitation state 1. The cavitation pressure is close to the vacuum pressure when the entrainment speed is low and to the ambient pressure instead when the entrainment speed is high.


2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Pu ◽  
Dong Zhu ◽  
Jiaxu Wang

In this study, a modified mixed lubrication model is developed with consideration of machined surface roughness, arbitrary entraining velocity angle, starvation, and cavitation. Model validation is executed by means of comparison between the obtained numerical results and the available starved elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) data found from some previous studies. A comprehensive analysis for the effect of inlet oil supply condition on starvation and cavitation, mixed EHL characteristics, friction and flash temperature in elliptical contacts is conducted in a wide range of operating conditions. In addition, the influence of roughness orientation on film thickness and friction is discussed under different starved lubrication conditions. Obtained results reveal that inlet starvation leads to an obvious reduction of average film thickness and an increase in interasperity cavitation area due to surface roughness, which results in significant increment of asperity contacts, friction, and flash temperature. Besides, the effect of entrainment angle on film thickness will be weakened if the two surfaces operate under starved lubrication condition. Furthermore, the results show that the transverse roughness may yield thicker EHL films and lower friction than the isotropic and longitudinal if starvation is taken into account. Therefore, the starved mixed EHL model can be considered as a useful engineering tool for industrial applications.


Author(s):  
Kemal Cagatay Selvi

In this study, static stress-deformation analyzes (in terms of material strengths) were presented comparatively through a FEM-based simulation of the subsoiler and paraplow legs designed in a three-dimensional CAD environment. In general, both soil tillage implements with high energy requirements are being used to remove the soil compaction problem on agricultural land. The operating conditions of the implements were simulated using a FEM-based simulation program (Ansys-16). The results of static analysis obtained from the Finite Element Method (FEM) were evaluated on some different materials used in the shank design of both implements and the results were given comparatively. According to the analysis results, the maximum equivalent stress was in paraplow shank foot 122 MPa which is used C-60 material and the maximum vertical dis-placement is 0,00014 mm in the position of shank foot of subsoiler


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