Advances in Tailor-Made Lubricants
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 498
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tribology; lubrication theory; molecular dynamics simulations; modelling; fluid–solid and fluid–fluid interfaces; instabilities; wetting; contact line dynamics; wall slip; cavitation; bubble nucleation; optimization
Interests: tribology; surface profiling; lubrication theory; fluid–structure interactions; rotordynamics; cavitation; uncertainty quantifications; experiments
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing demands on technical systems in terms of effort (i.e., efficiency) and availability (i.e., short and predictable service life) lead to a continuous improvement of all machine components as well as the lubricants involved. In this context, tailor-made lubricants and their advances regarding the targeted manipulation of the bulk fluid properties (e.g., the bulk viscosity) or the interfacial constitutive rheological relations (i.e., the boundary conditions at the fluid–solid or fluid–fluid interface) are increasingly important. However, due to the variety of tailor-made fluids, their complex molecular structure and their numerous applications, a profound understanding of the physical processes inside the bulk and the interfaces has not yet been achieved.
Therefore, this Special Issue aims to shed light on the variety of challenges faced by tailor-made fluids, and to share the latest advances in their investigation. Numerical state-of-the-art computational fluid dynamics or molecular dynamic (MD) simulations as well as experimental investigations with the use of new and innovative measurement techniques are highly welcome. This Special Issue will include articles on topics such as lubrication theory, molecular dynamics simulations, experiments, additives, and findings in the areas of surface energy, fluid–solid and fluid–fluid interfaces, wetting, contact line dynamics, wall slip and adsorption.
Prof. Dr. Peter F. Pelz
Dr. Maximilian Kuhr
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lubrication theory
- molecular dynamics simulations
- experiments
- tailor-made fluids
- mineral oils
- additives
- surface energy
- interfaces
- wetting
- contact line dynamics
- wall slip
- adsorption
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