Contributions of molecular dynamics simulations to elastohydrodynamic lubrication

JP Ewen, HA Spikes, D Dini - Tribology Letters, 2021 - Springer
The prediction of friction under elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) conditions remains
one of the most important and controversial areas of tribology. This is mostly because the …

Effect of nanoscale surface roughness on sliding friction and wear in mixed lubrication

P Wang, H Liang, L Jiang, L Qian - Wear, 2023 - Elsevier
Surface roughness is significant to friction and wear. However, the influence remains
elusive, especially at the nanoscale. This study aimed to explore the effect of the nanoscale …

An approach for quantitative EHD friction prediction based on rheological experiments and molecular dynamics simulations

R Xu, L Martinie, P Vergne, L Joly, N Fillot - Tribology Letters, 2023 - Springer
Lubricated friction is controlled by the contact operating conditions, including temperature,
normal load and sliding. In the elastohydrodynamic (EHD) regime, the rheological …

Probing the high-pressure viscosity of hydrocarbon mixtures using molecular dynamics simulations

ND Kondratyuk, VV Pisarev, JP Ewen - The Journal of Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Computational predictions of the high-pressure viscosity of hydrocarbon mixtures could help
to accelerate the development of fuels and lubricants with improved performance. In this …

The role of the glass transition for EHL minimum film thickness

W Habchi, P Sperka, S Bair - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
When the glass transition is considered in an EHL traction analysis, shear-thinning is not
sufficient to explain experiments because there is no liquid behavior to shear-thin and a …

Predicting shear viscosity of 1, 1-diphenylethane at high pressures by molecular dynamics methods

ND Kondratyuk, VV Pisarev - Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, we use the molecular dynamics methods to predict the pressure-viscosity
dependencies of model lubricant 1, 1-diphenylethane up to 800 MPa along three isotherms …

A traction (friction) curve is not a flow curve

S Bair - Lubricants, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the uncertainty regarding the global energy future, the ability to lubricate concentrated
contacts with sufficiently thick liquid films while minimizing friction is of extreme importance …

Evaluation of Various Shear-Thinning Models for Squalane Using Traction Measurements, TEHD and NEMD Simulations

T Neupert, D Bartel - Lubricants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The accurate prediction of friction in highly loaded concentrated contacts is one of the most
challenging aspects of thermal elastohydrodynamic (TEHD) simulation. The correct …

Predicting viscosity-concentration dependencies of binary organic mixtures using molecular dynamics methods

OV Kashurin, VI Deshchenya, ND Kondratyuk - Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2025 - Elsevier
The shear viscosity of organic liquids is very important for industrial applications. This paper
focuses on the blind prediction of concentration-viscosity dependencies for organic mixtures …

Scale and contact geometry effects on friction in thermal EHL: twin-disc versus ball-on-disc

HC Liu, BB Zhang, N Bader, CH Venner, G Poll - Tribology International, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Plint (IMechE 182 (1): 300–306, 1967) reported a reduced coefficient of friction with
increasing roller sizes in EHL traction measurements. In this study, a similar scale effect has …