Yi Zhang, Zichen Lou, Fu Wei, Shuai Lin, Ling Hu, Wei He
{"title":"Hybrid lubrication model study of slip ring combination seal under the influence of frictional heat","authors":"Yi Zhang, Zichen Lou, Fu Wei, Shuai Lin, Ling Hu, Wei He","doi":"10.1177/13506501231219722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501231219722","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an experimental and theoretical investigation into the factors influencing the sealing performance of combined slip rings. Factoring in the frictional heat from micro convex bodies and convective heat exchange between the slip ring, oil film, and air, we formulate a thermoelastic flow hybrid lubrication model for the combined slip ring seal. This model calculates the distribution of oil film thickness, pressure, temperature, velocity, and viscosity in the sealing zone, drawing on the generalized average Reynolds equation and the transmembrane average energy equation, in conjunction with the heat conduction equation of the slip ring. Utilizing the Archard wear model, we also examine the wear characteristics of the combined slip ring seal, providing insights into seal wear under these conditions. The model enables an analysis of the interplay between parameters and their impact on seal performance. The method proposed accurately predicts friction and leakage in line with experimental data, thereby providing a theoretical foundation for further numerical investigation of seal characteristics.","PeriodicalId":20570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138962630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sudhanshu Kumar, Ashutosh Rajput, Surajit Kumar Paul, M. Tiwari, D. K. Prajapati
{"title":"Friction and wear study of metallic contacts under dry sliding conditions: A molecular dynamics simulation-based approach","authors":"Sudhanshu Kumar, Ashutosh Rajput, Surajit Kumar Paul, M. Tiwari, D. K. Prajapati","doi":"10.1177/13506501231220076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501231220076","url":null,"abstract":"Sliding friction originating due to ploughing and adhesive wear significantly affects the performance of small-scale components, that is, nano-electromechanical systems/micro-electromechanical. To get a comprehensive understanding of the friction mechanisms, a comprehensive study of surface interactions at the nanoscale is crucial, particularly when dealing with nano-electromechanical and micro-electromechanical components. This study performed molecular dynamics simulation to explore the interactions between asperities (made of similar/dissimilar materials) at the nanoscale under dry sliding conditions. The research framework focuses on modelling the contact between two hemispherical asperities during dry sliding by considering three material combinations: soft-to-soft (Cu–Cu), hard-to-hard (Fe–Fe), and hard-to-soft (Fe–Cu). The study assesses plastic deformation and atomic wear at specific sliding speeds. Notably, the results indicate that the frictional force on the lower asperity increases as interference increases. Additionally, atomic wear rises with increased interference in the case of the Fe–Cu tribopair. Particularly high atomic wear is observed in the Cu–Cu tribopair due to the ease of slip within the face-centred cubic crystal structure of copper.","PeriodicalId":20570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138970590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance analysis of tilting pad thrust bearing incorporating the surface roughness, texture and turbulence effect","authors":"Lili Wang, Rui Zou, Jingdong Duan, Ming Chen","doi":"10.1177/13506501231218356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501231218356","url":null,"abstract":"In order to improve the lubrication performance of the friction pair, the effect of composite micro-texture on the lubrication performance of the tilting pad thrust bearing is studied. Based on the structural model of tilting pad thrust bearing considering composite micro-texture, the lubrication characteristics of thrust bearing with composite micro-texture parameters and tilting pad parameters are analyzed. At the same time, the theoretical model of tilting pad composite micro-texture bearing considering roughness and turbulence effect is established, and the performance of thrust bearing considering roughness and turbulence effect is studied. The results show that the performance of composite micro-textured bearings is better than that of single micro-textured bearings, the performance of tilting pad bearings is better than that of parallel pad bearings, and the performance of circular composite fish-shaped micro-textured tilting pad bearings is the best. The optimal bearing fulcrum position is near the inner diameter, and the optimal fulcrum circumferential inclination angle is about 27.5°. Considering the roughness and turbulence effect, the maximum pressure and bearing capacity of the bearing improves, and the friction coefficient significantly reduces.","PeriodicalId":20570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138995946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yongqiao Wei, Dong Yang, Ruizhi Guo, Yongping Liu, Lan Luo, Zeyu Li
{"title":"Wear characteristics analysis of variable hyperbolic circular-arc-tooth-trace cylindrical gear transmission considering assembly error theory","authors":"Yongqiao Wei, Dong Yang, Ruizhi Guo, Yongping Liu, Lan Luo, Zeyu Li","doi":"10.1177/13506501231218493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501231218493","url":null,"abstract":"Wear is the main failure form of the gear transmission interface, runs through the whole life cycle of gear service, and the distributed error of the tooth surface due to the introduced assembly error will make the actual meshing state of the tooth surface different from the ideal meshing state, thus affecting the tooth surface wear trajectory and state. Therefore, considering the coupling relationship between assembly error and tooth surface contact analysis, the variation laws of the wear amount of the gear transmission interface of the variable hyperbolic circular-arc-tooth-trace cylindrical gear were studied under the consideration of assembly error in this article. Based on the tooth surface contact analysis method and Hertz contact theory, the transient linear load, the combined radius of curvature, the length axis and short axis of the contact ellipse, and the instantaneous sliding velocity were calculated. Through revising the calculation method of adhesive wear of variable hyperbolic circular-arc-tooth-trace cylindrical gears, the correlations between the tooth surface wear amount and gear parameters of variable hyperbolic circular-arc-tooth-trace cylindrical gears under different assembly errors were analyzed. The results show that the maximum wear occurs at the root of the tooth, and the wear at the indexing circle approaches zero, whether it is standard installation or non-standard installation. The vertical axial error and horizontal axial error have little effect on the wear, while the center distance error will aggravate the wear. The proposed method comprehensively considers the influence of assembly error and gear parameters on tooth surface wear, and this method can provide a theoretical reference for the design and analysis of anti-wear, wear reduction, and life extension of variable hyperbolic circular-arc-tooth-trace cylindrical gear tooth surface.","PeriodicalId":20570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138597181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xingyuan Wang, Zhifeng Lou, Yue Wang, Lixun Zhang, Tian Lin
{"title":"An improved acoustic model for mixed lubrication contact interface","authors":"Xingyuan Wang, Zhifeng Lou, Yue Wang, Lixun Zhang, Tian Lin","doi":"10.1177/13506501231218315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501231218315","url":null,"abstract":"Mixed lubrication interfaces are widespread in engineering. The measurement of contact stiffness is a challenge for device performance evaluation. The ultrasonic reflection method is an effective method, but the difficulty of accurate construction of the acoustic model limits the measurement accuracy. In this study, an improved acoustic model is proposed to analyze the contact stiffness of the mixed lubrication interface. The model is constructed using a quasi-static spring model, virtual material model, statistical microcontact model, and multilayer acoustic model. The mixed lubrication interface is equivalent to a homogeneous and isotropic virtual material layer. Then, the mechanical, geometric, and acoustic parameters of the virtual layer are determined by introducing thickness coefficients. The contact stiffness is obtained with the proposed model and compared with the quasi-static spring model and the virtual material layer model. The reflection coefficient of the interface can also be calculated using a multilayer acoustic model based on the calculated parameters. The proposed model is verified by comparing the predicted reflection coefficients with the published experimental results.","PeriodicalId":20570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138605000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leonardo da Vinci's studies of rolling-element, disc and sector bearings","authors":"Ian M Hutchings","doi":"10.1177/13506501231217022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501231217022","url":null,"abstract":"The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) represent a unique source of information on Renaissance technology. They contain numerous references to tribological topics, including designs for bearings based either on rolling elements on axles (disc, cone, and sector bearings) or on freely rolling balls, cones or rollers. This paper provides the first comprehensive study of this material and its context, based on all of Leonardo's surviving manuscripts. While some of his bearing designs (such as the use of sector bearings to support bells) were clearly based on pre-existing technology, he showed a deep understanding of the principles behind them and remarkable ingenuity in developing them further. In some cases, however, these developments suffered from intrinsic defects or were completely impractical for other reasons. Although roller bearings pre-dated the work of Leonardo, the concept of using freely rolling balls in axial bearings appears to have originated with him.","PeriodicalId":20570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139215354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ken Takahashi, Daisuke Suzuki, Sadayuki Kikawa, Yoshiaki Okamura
{"title":"Comparison of performance between tapered and cylindrical roller bearings for pinion of gear unit subjected to rotation test","authors":"Ken Takahashi, Daisuke Suzuki, Sadayuki Kikawa, Yoshiaki Okamura","doi":"10.1177/13506501231216503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501231216503","url":null,"abstract":"Tapered roller bearings are often used to support pinions in gear units of electric trains. On the other hand, recently, the application of cylindrical roller bearings with ribs has also been proposed, in which the internal clearance changes little depending on the operating conditions. This study aims to elucidate the effect of differences in just these two types of pinion bearings on the performance of gear units and thereby verify the applicability of cylindrical roller bearings with ribs to railway gear units. Tapered roller bearings and cylindrical roller bearings with ribs of the same dimensions were subjected to rotational tests in the same gear unit. The results showed that the effects of the atmospheric temperature on the maximum temperature, the maximum rate of temperature rise, and the torque of the bearings were not significantly different between the tapered roller bearings and the cylindrical roller bearings with ribs. As the atmospheric temperature decreases, the maximum temperature decreases, and the maximum rate of temperature rise and the torque increase. On the other hand, the endplay values had a significant effect on these values in the tapered roller bearings, while they had little effect on the cylindrical roller bearings with ribs.","PeriodicalId":20570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139248481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nadiah Aqilahwati Abdullah, Nurul Farhana Mohd Yusof, Zaidi Mohd Ripin
{"title":"The size effect of molybdenum disulphide additives on friction and wear performance of lithium-thickened palm olein grease","authors":"Nadiah Aqilahwati Abdullah, Nurul Farhana Mohd Yusof, Zaidi Mohd Ripin","doi":"10.1177/13506501231214928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501231214928","url":null,"abstract":"Concern over commercial mineral-based grease’s impact on the environment and its unrenewable resources requires a more sustainable alternative in lubrication. In this research, a palm olein-based grease was developed, and the effect of particle size of molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) additives on the grease performance was experimentally evaluated. Molybdenum disulphide additive of 0.5 wt.% concentration that varied in size was added to the palm olein grease. The friction reduction and wear characteristics of the developed lubricants were evaluated using a four-ball tribometer. The wear surfaces were analyzed by scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectroscopy and infinite focus microscope. It was discovered that MoS2 improved the grease performance, and a nano size of 90 nm exhibited the best performance in reducing friction coefficient, wear parameters and surface roughness. This study suggests the potential of palm olein-based grease with MoS2 additive to be used as a lubricant.","PeriodicalId":20570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139259155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A hybrid data-driven approach for the analysis of hydrodynamic lubrication","authors":"Yang Zhao, Patrick P L Wong","doi":"10.1177/13506501231214584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501231214584","url":null,"abstract":"The application of data mining technology has intensively advanced tribology research. While recent lubrication studies have highlighted the importance of data mining, researchers have not fully bridged the gap between massive lubrication data and intrinsic lubrication mechanisms. Thus, by revisiting lubrication modelling from the data-driven and physics-informed perspectives, we aim to construct a hybrid approach for hydrodynamic lubrication classification and prediction, where data-driven methods are combined with physics-informed approaches to achieve a fast and accurate prediction of the hydrodynamic lubrication scenario. Our approach will spur the application of data mining methods in lubrication studies.","PeriodicalId":20570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139268462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yingying Yun, Bowen Zhao, Jiyuan Sun, Kexin Pu, Bin Huang
{"title":"Analysis of lubrication performance and flow field for lead-bismuth bearings considering the temperature-viscosity effect","authors":"Yingying Yun, Bowen Zhao, Jiyuan Sun, Kexin Pu, Bin Huang","doi":"10.1177/13506501231210905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501231210905","url":null,"abstract":"Lead-bismuth bearing performance and dynamic properties are crucial for ensuring the steady operation of lead-bismuth liquid metal pumps since they are one of the primary supporting elements in the lead-bismuth cold fast reactor system. To study and analyze the lubrication performance of lead-bismuth bearings as well as the influence of the viscous-temperature property of lead-bismuth medium on the bearing load performance, a hydrodynamic model based on CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) is established. The performance of lubrication comprises addressing the static and dynamic properties of lead-bismuth bearings. The pressure and temperature flow fields of the Lead-bismuth bearing under various working conditions were determined by solving the N-S equation and energy equation. The numerical findings demonstrate a clear strip-like distribution in the temperature and pressure flow fields of the lead-bismuth bearing. The pressure flow distribution in the working and feedback grooves is symmetrical, the temperature flow distribution is isotropic, and the temperature increase is mostly proportional to the rotation speed. As the rotation speed becomes larger, the force in the y-direction, power loss, and leakage flow rate all increase. Bearings with small radius clearance and greater rotation speeds have superior stability than those with big radius clearance and lower speeds. The findings of this paper serve as a point of reference for the study of the viscosity-temperature effect and lubrication theory of lead-bismuth bearings and supply the foundation for subsequent rotor dynamics calculations.","PeriodicalId":20570,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139275525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}