... are performed at two optimized test rigs, guaranteeing transferable insights. The surface topography of the steel disk and the friction lining are measured for one friction system to identify possible relations between the surface topography and the friction behavior. Findings The steel disk can influence...

...Deepak Kumar Prajapati; Jitendra Kumar Katiyar; Chander Prakash Purpose This study aims to use a machine learning (ML) model for the prediction of traction coefficient and asperity load ratio for different surface topographies of non-conformal rough contacts. Design/methodology/approach...

...Zhen-Tao Li; Yangli Zhou; Xiaoli Yin; Muming Hao; Dechao Meng; Baojie Ren Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of surface topography, including surface roughness, waviness and taper, on the cavitation of liquid film lubricated mechanical seals (LFL-MS). Design...

... material properties, surface topography and surface energy followed by measurements of the resulting friction response in sliding contact with a representative paper sample. Findings A strong correlation between the surface free energies of the tribological samples and their measured coefficients...

... is found through the test fitting. Findings The surface topography changes with oxidative wear. The wear debris will be compacted and sintered again to form a composite oxide layer with the temperature increasing. The validity and accuracy of proposed model are tested using the friction coefficient...

... rub-impact of rotor dynamics. The closed-form model is then demonstrated by the direct numerical contact model regarding Gaussian sealing surfaces. Surface topography Contact Gas face seal Rotor dynamics Rub impact China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2017M621458 National...

...Mu-ming Hao; Yun-lei Wang; Zhen-tao Li; Xin-hui Sun Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of surface topography, including surface roughness, circumferential waviness and radial taper, on hydrodynamic performance of liquid film seals considering cavitation. Design...

... wettability and provide some guidance for the practical manufacturing of the surfaces with special wettability and better lubrication characteristics. Design/methodology/approach The effect of surface topography on the wetting behavior of both smooth and rough hydrophilic surfaces was investigated using...

...Fanming Meng; Jing He; Xiansheng Gong Purpose The purpose of this study is to research the influence of wire’s surface topography on interwire contact performance of simple spiral strand. Design/methodology/approach The mechanical model of the simple spiral strand imposed by a tensile load...

...Wei Pu; Jiaxu Wang; Guangwu Zhou; Ke Xiao; Junyang Li Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe and observe the effect of surface topography associated with arbitrary directions of rolling and sliding velocities on the performance of lubricating films in elliptical contacts. Design...

... Surface topography Polyamide composite Surface properties of materials Polyamides Polyamide (PA) is widely used in mechanical transmission components for its advantages of light weight and low noise. However, the PA components have high mechanical strength and tribological requirements...