Micropitting is a type of surface fatigue damage that occurs in rolling-sliding contacts operating under thin oil film conditions. It caused by stress fluctuations, brought about asperity interactions, which lead to initiation and propagation numerous cracks subsequent loss material. Despite its increasing importance gear bearing reliability, the mechanisms micropitting are poorly understood. T...

the electro discharge machining (edm), one of the methods used in the machining industry and a non-traditional manufacturing method, the electro erosion process does not depend on the hardness of material and offers a way to process materials of very complex geometry with very fine and high precision by using cheap electrode materials, which make it a preferred method. in this study, effect of ...

A Functional Virtual Prototyping full vehicle model for a tri-axial heavy-duty truck is built, and the nonlinearity of suspension dampers and tires is also considered. With the trajectory of full vehicle gravity center, longitudinal tire force of front wheel, longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration, yaw rate and pitch angle as the evaluation indexes of brake property, the influences of ...

Hybrid nanosuspensions were synthesised through ultrasonically dispersing ZrO2 or TiO2 nanoparticles into graphene oxide (GO) nanosheet solutions for water-based lubrication. The effect of contact pair roughness on the tribological behaviours ZrO2/GO and TiO2/GO hybrid investigated using a block-on-ring testing approach. With relatively smooth ring, use could reduce abrasive wear, hence improve...

In the study we experimentally examine the influence of elastic properties and surface morphology on the inter-particle friction of natural soil grains. The experiments are conducted with a custom-built micromechanical apparatus and the database is enhanced by testing engineered-reference grains. Naturally-occurring geological materials are characterized by a wide spectrum of mechanical propert...

This paper introduces an experimental technique to investigate dynamic friction characteristics of sliding interfaces at normal pressures up to 125 MPa, slip speeds up to 15 m/s and slip distances of approximately 10 mm. This new apparatus involves a novel modification of the conventional torsional Kolsky bar apparatus employed extensively in the past to investigate high-strain-rate behavior of...

We present a model which explains several experimental observations relating contact angle hysteresis with surface roughness. The model is based on the balance between released energy and dissipation, and it describes the stick–slip behavior of drops on a rough surface using ideas similar to those employed in dry friction, elasto– plasticity and fracture mechanics. The main results of our analy...

The friction between a single silica glass sphere and a flat silica glass surface has been investigated using lateral force microscopy. Two types of silica surface were investigated, one fully hydroxylated and the other partially dehydroxlated. These samples have markedly different wetting properties and are known as hydrophilic and hydrophobic silica, respectively. The lateral friction force a...