Lubrication Condition Monitoring of Marine Machinery
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 16 June 2026 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editors
Interests: modern marine engineering; monitoring the condition of marine machinery lubricating oil; ship mechanical fault diagnosis and failure analysis
Interests: tribology in industrial application; lubrication failure diagnosis and monitoring; precision machine system analysis; micro-contact mechanics; green lubricant
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Dear Colleagues,
Marine machinery serves as the core component of maritime transportation, whose operational reliability is critically important to navigation safety and operational efficiency. The health of the lubrication system is essential for ensuring machinery stability. This study focuses on condition monitoring technologies for lubricating systems in critical marine equipment, with a systematic investigation into the application features of various monitoring techniques, including physicochemical oil analysis, online wear debris detection, and intelligent forecasting. By incorporating real-world vessel operational data, this work identifies early indicators and progressive patterns of lubrication failure. Furthermore, it develops accurate condition assessment models, thereby offering theoretical foundations and technical insights for early fault warning and maintenance strategy optimization related to marine machinery lubrication. These contributions support the advancement of intelligent operation and maintenance in shipping equipment.
Dr. Haijun Wei
Prof. Dr. Jeng-Haur Horng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine machinery
- lubrication condition monitoring
- oil analysis
- wear debris detection
- condition assessment
- fault diagnosis
- intelligent operation and maintenance
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