The Influence of Surface Texturing on the Frictional Behaviour of Parallel Sliding Lubricated Surfaces under Conditions of Mixed Lubrication

In many industrial applications, a modification of the surface geometry can enhance the tribological behaviour of lubricated sliding contacts. In this paper, the effect of surface texturing on the coefficient of friction in parallel sliding lubricated surfaces is investigated. It is shown that surfa...

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Published in:Lubricants 2018-12, Vol.6 (4), p.91
Main Authors: Bijani, Dariush, Deladi, Elena L., Akchurin, Aydar, de Rooij, Matthijn B., Schipper, Dirk J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bearing strength
Cavitation
Coefficient of friction
deterministic asperity model
Elastohydrodynamic lubrication
Electric contacts
film thickness
Finite volume method
Friction
Industrial applications
Journal bearings
Lasers
Load carrying capacity
Lubricants & lubrication
Lubrication
mixed lubrication
numerical modelling
Numerical models
Shape effects
Surface geometry
surface texturing
Texturing
texturing patterns
Tribology
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Summary:In many industrial applications, a modification of the surface geometry can enhance the tribological behaviour of lubricated sliding contacts. In this paper, the effect of surface texturing on the coefficient of friction in parallel sliding lubricated surfaces is investigated. It is shown that surface texturing can improve film formation and, as a result, the load-carrying capacity as well as a reduction in the coefficient of friction. With the numerical model developed, and by considering cavitation, the effects of shape, depth, size, and the textured area fraction on the frictional behaviour of parallel sliding lubricated contacts under conditions of mixed lubrication is studied. In this article it is shown that the surface texturing can have a beneficial effect, in order to decrease friction.
ISSN:2075-4442
2075-4442
DOI:10.3390/lubricants6040091