Despite numerous experimental and theoretical studies reported in the literature, surface
micro-texturing to control friction and wear in lubricated tribo-contacts is still in the trial-and …

Surface texturing has been frequently used for tribological purposes in the last three
decades due to its great potential to reduce friction and wear. Although biological systems …

The frictional behaviour of plane converging bearings was experimentally and numerically
studied for four texture geometries fabricated by ultra-short pulse laser texturing (single …

As non-renewable conventional fossil fuel sources are depleting day by day, researchers
are continually finding new ways of producing and utilizing alternative, renewable, and …

This work investigates the mechanisms for friction reduction in textured journal bearings.
The measured friction of laser-etched connecting-rod big-end shells was compared with a …

This paper presents an experimental study into the flow behaviour of lubricant in a
reciprocating contact simulating a piston ring–cylinder liner pair. The aim was to understand …

This paper presents a comparison between the results from numerical modelling and
experiments to shed light on the mechanisms by which surface texture can reduce friction …

We present an experimental study into the impact of surface texturing on crank shaft bearing
friction. This was achieved by applying a series of laser-etched patterns to the surface of …

Textured surfaces have been remarkable in improving the frictional performance of sliding
contacts, particularly at instances such as boundary or mixed lubrication regimes. This …

Currently, there is a tendency to increase the mean workable pressure in internal
combustion engines, to reduce their cylinder volume and the number of cylinders in a …