[HTML][HTML] Contact angle analysis of surface topographies created by electric discharge machining

K Peta, T Bartkowiak, P Galek, M Mendak - Tribology International, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to investigate the relationship between wettability and surface
microgeometry of 6060 aluminum alloy created by electric discharge machining (EDM). The …

Discharge Energy as a Key Contributing Factor Determining Microgeometry of Aluminum Samples Created by Electrical Discharge Machining

K Peta, M Mendak, T Bartkowiak - Crystals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is first to determine the effect of the discharge energy on the surface
microgeometry of aluminum samples created by electrical discharge machining (EDM) …

Two-scale homogenization of hydrodynamic lubrication in a mechanical seal with isotropic roughness based on the Elrod cavitation algorithm

Y Han, Q Meng, G de Boer - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
A two-scale homogenization method for modelling the hydrodynamic lubrication of
mechanical seals with isotropic roughness was developed and presented the influence of …

Optimal design of an annular thrust air bearing using parametric computational fluid dynamics model and genetic algorithms

Q Gao, L Lu, W Chen, G Wang - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The performance of air bearing is highly influenced by the geometrical parameters of its
restrictor. This study aims to maximize the load-carrying capacity and stiffness of air bearing …

On the two-scale modelling of elastohydrodynamic lubrication in tilted-pad bearings

G De Boer, A Almqvist - Lubricants, 2018 - mdpi.com
A two-scale method for modelling the Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication (EHL) of tilted-pad
bearings is derived and a range of solutions are presented. The method is developed from …

Application of improved multiresolution technique for the MPS method to fluid lubrication

D Yamada, T Imatani, K Shibata, K Maniwa… - Computational Particle …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, we improve a multiresolution method to reduce the computation time of fluid
lubrication simulation based on a particle method by applying an implicit algorithm for …

On the loading and unloading of metal-to-metal seals: A two-scale stochastic approach

F Pérez-Ràfols, R Larsson… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
During operation, the mating surfaces of a metal-to-metal seal typically undergo significant
plastic deformation, which in turn can have beneficial effect on its performance. In previous …

[HTML][HTML] Moving beyond Flow Factors: Modeling Full Film Lubrication with Representative Surface Topography Using Heterogeneous Multiscale Methods

J Montgomery, C Hammersley, MCT Wilson, M Bryant… - Lubricants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Lubrication modeling has long been dominated by the well-established Patir and Cheng
flow factors method. The flow factors approach allows for accurate estimates of macroscale …

Heterogeneous Multiscale Methods for modelling surface topography in Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication line contacts

GN De Boer, L Gao, RW Hewson, HM Thompson - Tribology International, 2017 - Elsevier
A multiscale method for the Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication (EHL) of line contacts is derived
based on the Heterogeneous Multiscale Methods. Periodicity applies to the topographical …

Serpentine minichannel liquid-cooled heat sinks for electronics cooling applications

AFM Al-Neama - 2018 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
The increasing density of transistors in electronic components is leading to an inexorable
rise in the heat dissipation that must be achieved in order to preserve reliability and …