Research on Tribology and Surface Engineering
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 1581
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tribology; friction; wear; lubricants; additives; ionic liquids; coatings
Interests: tribology; friction; wear; material science; coatings
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Dramatically rising energy costs push forward energy-saving technologies. It is well known from Professor Peter Jost’s report and confirmed by many studies that solutions to tribological problems can reduce energy loss and improve machinery performance. Unfortunately, despite the enormous scientific attempts to reduce friction and wear, friction consumes about 1/3 of the world's primary energy, and wear causes about 80% of machine parts to fail. On top of that, environmental legislation has restricted the usage of many high-performance lubricants and their additives. The recent situation demands a summarization of up-to-date knowledge and sharing of the most recent discoveries in the field of tribology.
This Special Issue aims to review state-of-the-art tribological studies and present new outstanding results contributing to reducing friction and wear. Topics include but are not limited to high-performance, eco-friendly lubricants and additives; wear-resistant and low-friction-possessing coatings; surface micro-texturing; and novel friction materials. We sincerely hope that contributions to this Special Issue will push forward novel friction and wear reduction solutions to be implemented in the industry.
Dr. Raimondas Kreivaitis
Dr. Audrius Žunda
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- friction
- wear
- lubrication
- lubricant additives
- wear-resistant coatings
- surface engineering
- friction materials
