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Boundary and Thin Film Lubrication
edited by Hongzhi Yue, Amod Kashyap and Yayun Liu
submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open
Keywords: boundary lubrication; thin film lubrication; nanotribology; friction modifiers; surface interactions; surface engineering; biotribology; wear mechanisms; tribochemistry; surface characterization
Advances in Dry and Lubricated Electrical Contacts
edited by , and Yiming Han
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1928 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrical contact modelling; static/sliding electric contacts; applied voltage on lubricated contacts; electrical discharge to mechanical elements; electrical surface damage; electrical arc; tribotronics; advanced lubricants for electrical contacts; capacitance/resistance calculation; condition monitoring
Tribological Characteristics of Bearing System, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11888 | Submission Open
Keywords: bearing; tribology; wear; fatigue characteristics; dynamic characteristics; fault diagnosis
Selected Papers from the 8th Conference on Lubrication, Maintenance and Tribotechnology (LUBMAT)
edited by Ian Sherrington and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8560 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; lubrication; wear; contact mechanics; maintenance
Acoustic Emission Techniques in Wear Monitoring II
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8355 | Submission Open
Keywords: acoustic emission; tribology; adhesive wear; abrasive wear; fatigue wear; tool wear; sliding friction; rolling friction; bearings; coatings; lubricants; condition monitoring; machine learning
Recent Advances in Green Lubricants submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2920 | Submission Open
Keywords: green lubricants; rheological behavior; physical properties; temperature and oxidation stability; tribology performance
Biomechanics and Tribology submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2261 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotribology; tribology; wear; friction; lubrication; biomechanics; musculoskeletal analysis; implants; artificial joints; natural joints
Rolling Contact Fatigue and White Etching Cracks of Bearings, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1941 | Submission Open
Keywords: rolling bearings; rolling contact fatigue (RCF) and tribology; new findings in classical (subsurface) RCF; mixed friction and surface RCF; RCF modified by additional loadings; material response; white etching cracks (WECs) in component/bearing tests and real applications; failure analysis of field returns and rig test bearings; preparation methods; WEC root cause hypotheses and life models; influence of lubricants/additives on RCF and WEC; tailored lubricants; protective coatings; and surface reinforcement; preventive design rules; condition monitoring and predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence systems
Experimental Modelling of Tribosystems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open
Keywords: experimental methods; tribological testing; friction; wear; tribometry; extreme operating conditions
Tribological Properties of Porous Polyimide Retainer Materials
edited by Pengzhe Zhu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; porous; friction; wear; lubrication; porous material; wear rate; bearing
Advances in Tribochemistry
edited by José Manuel Liñeira del Río and
submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4488 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribochemistry; lubricants; lubricant additives; surface characterization; friction; wear
Advances in Tool Wear Monitoring 2024 submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open
Keywords: tool wear monitoring; tool wear mechanisms; real-time monitoring; wear rate analysis; sensor technology; machine learning; data analytics; predictive models; prognostics; Internet of Things (IoT); industry 4.0; in situ monitoring; wear estimation; tool life prediction; fault detection; diagnostic techniques; smart manufacturing
Coatings and Lubrication in Extreme Environments
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8820 | Submission Open
Keywords: coatings; lubricants; surface and interface; tribology; friction and seizure; extreme operational environments
Wear Mechanism Identification and State Prediction of Tribo-Parts
edited by Shuo Wang and Ying Du
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4705 | Submission Open
Keywords: wear monitoring; wear mechanism identification; wear state prediction; tribological performance; friction and wear; engineering application
Tribological Study in Rolling Bearing
edited by He Liang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10640 | Submission Open
Keywords: rolling bearings; EHL; film forming; lubricants; fluid mechanics; extreme working conditions and special environments
Lubricant Additives and Ash: Do We Know Enough? submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3803 | Submission Open
Keywords: wear; lubricant; ash; anti-wear additive; detergents; over-based additives; ionic liquid lubricants; low-ash; ashless; catalyst poisoning
Advances in Molecular Rheology and Tribology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2821 | Submission Open
Keywords: rheology; tribology; lubricant viscosity; normal stress difference; molecular simulations; mineral lubricants; ionic lubricants; water-based lubricants; green lubricants; lubricant additives; lubricant surface tension; hydration lubrication; biolubricants; surface engineering; boundary lubrication; elastohydrodynamic lubrication; hydrodynamic lubrication
Thermophysical and Tribological Characterization of Additivated Lubricants with Nanoparticles
edited by and Khodor Nasser
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2323 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticles; additives; lubricant; viscosity; density; friction; wear
Tribological and Mechanical Characteristics of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2202 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribological characteristics; mechanical characteristics; aluminum; metal matrix composites; application
Advances in Mixed Lubrication
edited by and Qin Dong
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1893 | Submission Open
Keywords: mixed lubrication; friction; wear; fluid mechanics; contact mechanics; multiphysics modeling; surface texturing; surface roughness; low-friction design; tribological properties
Lubrication of Biomimetic Surfaces
edited by Xiaolei Wang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomimetic; surface texture; friction; wear; lubrication; adhesion
Tribology of Diamond-Like Carbon Films: Recent Progress and Future Trends
edited by Jongkuk Kim, and Jae-Il Kim
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: diamond-like carbon (DLC); coating system; tribo-corrosion; elementally modified DLC; structurally controlled DLC; functional durable coating; future application
New Conceptions in Bearing Lubrication and Temperature Monitoring
edited by , and Pan Zhang
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5327 | Submission Open
Keywords: bearing lubrication; bearing thermal analysis; dynamic modelling; lubricant flow simulation
Recent Advances in Automotive Powertrain Lubrication submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9085 | Submission Open
Keywords: automotive lubricants; engine oil; transmission oil; renewable lubricants; nano additives; oil degradation; oil condition monitoring; oil analysis
Friction and Wear of Alloys
edited by , , Ping Zhang and Kai An
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8971 | Submission Open
Keywords: friction and wear properties; wear mechanism; alloys; surface treatment technologies; lubrication conditions
Marine Tribology
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8955 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine equipment; marine vessels; lubrication mechanism; water-lubricated bearing; intelligent lubricating management
Wear-Resistant Coatings and Film Materials
edited by Xuan Yin and Jianxun Xu
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3755 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanolubrication; two-dimensional materials; functional polymer; quantum dot materials
Tribology of Nanocomposites 2024
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2241 | Submission Open
Keywords: advancement in nanocomposites for improved tribological behaviour; techniques for tribological measurements; machine learning for the diagnostics of friction; wear; and lubrication
Recent Advances in High Temperature Tribology submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11415 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; high temperature lubricant; wear; solid lubricant; simulation and modeling; metal forming; high temperature alloys and ceramics
Tackling Emissions from the Internal Combustion Engine: Advances in Piston/Bore Tribology submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4061 | Submission Open
Keywords: internal combustion engine; piston/bore tribology; emissions; piston ring pack; cylinder bore honing; thermal spray coatings; low friction coatings; APS; PTWA; TWAS
Tribology for Lightweighting submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22526 | Submission Open
Keywords: Lightweight; Automotive contacts; Vehicle efficiency; E-mobility; Advanced high strength steels; Aluminium; Tribology in manufacturing processes  ; Novel lubricants; Surface integrity; Sustainability; Green tribology
Mechanical Tribology and Surface Technology
edited by Zhenpeng He
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8850 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubrication and sealing technology; tribology research; surface technology; roughness modeling; surface texture
Friction and Wear on the Atomic Scale
edited by Yang Wang and Wen Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6748 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotribology; nanoscale wear; superlubricity; tribochemistry; interfacial bonding; surface adhesion; tribofilm; AFM/TEM; molecular dynamics; first principles
Friction and Wear of Ceramics
edited by Yanchun Zhou, Yongsheng Zhang and Hengzhong Fan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3129 | Submission Open
Keywords: ceramics; ultra-high temperature ceramics; composites; friction; tribology; lubrication
Tribological Research on Transmission Systems
edited by Qingbing Dong, and Bo Zhao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2794 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical transmission; tribology; lubrication; friction; wear; fatigue; fracture; competing failure; life prediction; fault diagnosis
Tribology of Electric Vehicles
edited by Peter M. Lee and Carlos Sanchez
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2690 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; electric vehicles; EV fluids; rheology
Tribological Properties of Biolubricants
edited by Xin Cui, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2317 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribological properties; biolubricant; nano-enhancer; preparation; fatty acid; viscosity; surface tension; extreme conditions; sustainable manufacturing
Aerospace Tribology
edited by Jimin Xu and Yulei Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1854 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerospace; bearings; seals; blade tenon joints; high temperature; cryogenic; extreme situations; coatings; surface texturing; tribometers
Tribology in Vehicles submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1721 | Submission Open
Keywords: friction and wear; lubrication; tire-road contacts; wheel-rail systems; braking systems; novel frictional surfaces; bio-inspired design; braking emission; frictional noise and vibration
Friction and Wear Properties of Composite Coatings in Air and Water
edited by Qianzhi Wang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 676 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubrication; anti-friction; wear-resistant; composite coatings; tribochemistry; water-based lubricants
Synthetic Greases and Oils
edited by Renguo Lu and Koji Takiwatari
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic lubricant; grease; oil; high performance; fluid structure interaction; friction and wear; lubrication; rheology; tribochemistry; adsorption; surface anylysis
Frictional Behavior and Wear Performance of Cast Irons, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: cast iron; wear; friction; tribology; heat treatment; coatings; surface treatment; lubrication; microstructure
Progress and Challenges in Lubrication: Green Tribology submission deadline 23 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6215 | Submission Open
Keywords: green tribology; nanoparticles in lubricants; biodegradability; monitoring of lubricants; waste cooking oil; biotribology
Recent Advances in Lubricated Tribological Contacts
edited by Marcus Björling and Deepak K. Prajapati
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubricated tribological contacts; rough contact mechanics; coatings; tribology; lubrication
Recent Advances in Electric Tribology
edited by Wei Cao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric structure; electrostatics; electric field; quantum friction; electric dissipation
Magnetic Fluid Lubrication Technology
edited by Wei Huang and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic fluid; lubircation; load carrying capacity; anti-migration; ball bearings
Superlubricity: Current Processes, Prevailing Challenges and Future Perspectives
edited by Qiang Ma
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: superlubricity; negligibly wear; lubrication mechanism; design strategy; industrial applications
The Tribology of Rotor-Bearing Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: friction; lubrication; abrasion; vibration noise; propulsion shafting; nonlinear dynamics
Wear and Friction in Hybrid and Additive Manufacturing Processes
edited by Sougata Roy and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; hybrid manufacturing; wear behavior; friction performance; surface engineering; contact mechanics
Friction–Vibration Interactions
edited by Guo Xiang and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7089 | Submission Open
Keywords: interficial mechanics; friction-indcued vibration; tribo-dynamic; mechanical system; key components; numerical study; experimental study
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