Recent Advances in Lubricated Tribological Contacts

Dear Colleagues,

In the 21st century, applications of tribology can be observed in many fields, such as automotives, biomechanics, manufacturing, renewable energy, aviation, healthcare, transportation, and many more in daily human activities. In general, two types of lubricated tribological contacts are found: conformal and counterformal (non-conformal or concentrated) in various machine elements, for instance, gears, seals, hip and knee joints, bearings (rolling element bearings and journal bearings), cam/followers, piston/ring liner conjunctions, etc. Primarily, these machine components are lubricated using solid or liquid lubricants to reduce friction and wear and, consequently, increase energy efficiency and the service life of machine components. Due to the large progress in modern computer efficiency, tribological contacts nowadays can be successfully analyzed by performing macro-to-atomic-level simulations. Recent advances in the analysis of aforementioned tribological contacts include, but are not limited to: (a) the use of AI/ML for the analysis of lubricated tribological contacts; (b) the development of novel coatings, textures, and heat treatment methods; (c) the analysis of lubricated tribological contacts under the influence of electric current or electrical discharge; and (d) the development of sustainable liquid lubricants to enhance the efficiency of tribological contacts.

This Special Issue deals with recent advances in lubricated tribological contacts and papers dealing with the aforementioned topics or related topics that can increase the knowledge of lubricated tribological mechanisms. Contributions from both academic and industrial research are welcome.

We are looking forward to receiving your submissions.

Dr. Marcus Björling
Dr. Deepak K. Prajapati
Guest Editors

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• lubricated tribological contacts
• rough contact mechanics
• coatings
• tribology
• lubrication