Tribology of Friction Brakes
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 194
Special Issue Editor
Interests: development and innovation management; product generation engineering; lightweight; methods of embodiment design; validation and NVH of technical systems; drive systems and mobility; tribological systems; clutches and brakes in drive systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Remarkable advancements in friction brakes have been observed in various technological fields, ranging from transportation and mobility to industrial stationary, energy and robotics. They play a crucial role in ensuring safety, reliability, durability and efficiency – and recently also in terms of particle emissions. Due to the increasing complexity of systems, material pairings, surface designs, the control and the interactions within the entire system have become more important.
This Special Issue, entitled “Tribology of Friction Brakes”, aims to highlight recent research and findings regarding the tribological behavior of friction brakes, providing insights into the mechanisms implicated in friction and wear, material innovations, holistic development and the investigation of brake systems. We also welcome the submission of papers that perform validation by considering the impact of braking conditions on the overall performance of the system.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Friction and wear mechanisms,
- The development of novel friction materials, surfaces and coatings,
- Thermal management and heat distribution,
- Noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH),
- Particulate emissions,
- Operation conditions, load collectives, control strategy,
- Monitoring and predictive maintenance,
- Advanced modeling and simulation,
- Testing and validation,
- Friction brakes in electrified drivetrains as part of CPS.
Prof. Dr. Albert Albers
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- tribology
- friction
- wear
- emission
- friction brakes
- brake systems
- wear particles
- testing and validation
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