Gearbox Lubrication
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 459
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gearboxes are widely used in mechanical transmission systems, which are responsible for transmitting power from one part to another part of machines. Gearboxes are mainly composed of various types of high-speed rotating gears, bearings, shafts and housings. Lubricants are essential for gearboxes not only for their lubrication effect but also for the cooling of gears and bearings, and the lubrication performance is directly related to the working performance of whole transmission systems.
In terms of operation conditions such as rotational speed, power or structural limits, there are mainly two types of fluid lubrication method for gears, including jet and splash (oil sump) lubrication. For bearings, besides jet and splash lubrication, the under-race lubrication is also commonly used.
The topic focuses on the recent advances in the field of gearbox lubrication, aiming at improving the lubrication performance of gears and bearings, specifically, reducing wear, decreasing working temperature and increasing efficiency.
Potential topics for this Special Issue on gearbox lubrication include, but are not limited to, the following aspects:
- Jet lubrication of gears and bearings;
- Splash lubrication of gears and bearings;
- Under-race lubrication of bearings;
- Lubrication structure (including oil passage, oil guide device, oil dimple, etc.) inside gearbox;
- Optimization or improvement of lubrication structure;
- Efficiency and power losses of gearboxes with various types of lubrication;
- Novel lubrication methods for gearbox.
Dr. Xiaozhou Hu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- jet lubrication
- splash lubrication
- under-race lubrication
- gears
- bearings
- oil supply
- power losses
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