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Laser Microtextured Surfaces for Friction Reduction: Does the Pattern Matter?

Frictional performances of different textures, including axisymmetric and directional patterns, have been tested in the mixed and the hydrodynamic lubrication regimes. Experimental results, corroborated by numerical simulations, show that the leading parameter is the geometrical pattern void ratio s...

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Published in:Materials 2020-10, Vol.13 (21), p.4915
Main Authors: Putignano, Carmine, Parente, Giuliano, Profito, Francisco Josè, Gaudiuso, Caterina, Ancona, Antonio, Carbone, Giuseppe
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Language:English
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Summary:Frictional performances of different textures, including axisymmetric and directional patterns, have been tested in the mixed and the hydrodynamic lubrication regimes. Experimental results, corroborated by numerical simulations, show that the leading parameter is the geometrical pattern void ratio since a large number of dimples offers, at low speed, a trap for debris whereas, at high speed, due to the flow expansion in each micro-hole, fosters a fluid pressure drop, the consequent insurgence of micro-cavitation and, ultimately, the reductions of the shear stresses. Furthermore, in this paper, it is shown that, by means of directional textures, equivalent hydrodynamic wedges can be built up, thus establishing different friction performances depending on the flow direction.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma13214915