Performance Analysis of Sliding Bearings
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Friction and Tribology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 1979
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sliding bearing is a key component in mechanical transmissions that are extensively used in fuel-, hydro-, and wind-power generators, vehicles, and other industrial equipment. The friction determines the transmission efficiency of sliding bearings, while the oil film thickness reflects the lubrication health. An effective performance analysis method will facilitate new bearings design and improvement, on the other hand, helps machine maintenance, avoiding costly failure – a huge market estimated at USD 3.5 billion in 2025. Driven by such motivation, researchers in this area focus on novel testing methods that evaluate the performance of sliding bearings in terms of friction and oil film thickness, such as ultrasonic reflection, acoustic emission, and electrical impedance; multiphysics modeling and simulation of sliding bearings, including computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA); advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques that enable accurate performance monitoring and life prediction of sliding bearings. This Special Issue will reveal state-of-the-art testing methods that experimentally and numerically analyze the performance of sliding bearings. Prospective authors are invited to submit original papers to this Special Issue.
The topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Novel experimental testing methods of fiction and oil film thickness of sliding bearings;
- Multiphysics modeling and simulation of sliding bearings;
- Advanced signal processing and machine learning enabled performance monitoring and life prediction of sliding bearings;
- Other techniques that analyze the performance of sliding bearings.
Dr. Min Yu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sliding bearing
- lubrication condition monitoring
- friction
- oil film thickness
- measurement
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