Advanced Methods for Wear Monitoring
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2026 | Viewed by 69
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wear debris analysis; wear mechanism identification; machine condition monitoring
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: condition monitoring; oil
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wear is a fundamental and unavoidable failure mode of tribological systems, involving diverse physical and chemical mechanisms. Accurate analysis of wear surfaces, early damage detection, and continuous monitoring of wear states are essential for understanding wear progression and preventing catastrophic failures in mechanical systems.
This Special Issue invites original research and comprehensive review articles focused on the latest advances in wear monitoring techniques and intelligent diagnostic methodologies. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Novel sensor technologies for in situ and real-time wear measurement;
- Advanced signal processing and feature extraction methods for wear data;
- Intelligent algorithms for wear state recognition and prognosis (e.g., machine learning and deep learning);
- Wear mechanism identification through surface and debris analysis;
- Isotopic tracing and other advanced methods for quantitative wear evaluation;
- Integration of multi-sensor data for improved wear diagnosis;
- Case studies and practical applications in industrial tribo-systems.
Both experimental and numerical studies that contribute to the development of reliable wear monitoring systems are welcome. The Special Issue aims to showcase multidisciplinary research that enhances the understanding of wear processes and promotes the implementation of intelligent, accurate, and robust wear monitoring solutions.
Dr. Shuo Wang
Guest Editor
Dr. Tao Shao
Guest Editor Assistant
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- wear analysis
- wear mechanism identification
- intelligent diagnostic algorithms and applications
- real-time monitoring
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