State-of-the-Art of Tribology in North America
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 1420
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced lubrication for energy efficiency; surface engineering for wear and corrosion protection; nanostructured energy materials; nuclear tribology; advanced manufacturing
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Interests: surface science; environmentally friendly lubricant; tribochemistry; ionic liquid; high-temperature tribology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In 1493, Leonardo da Vinci noted the laws of friction, marking the beginning of the modern age of tribology. Tribology has seen great advances in the 20th century and had a significant impact on our lives, from transportation to industrial machinery with improved mobility and durability. The recent development of numerous new lubricants and materials as well as modeling capabilities provides new opportunities for energy savings and environmental impact reductions. Tribology R&D is estimated to save 1 quad of energy annually. The field of tribology is continually evolving, and because of its interdisciplinary nature, current research takes advantage of advanced technologies in materials and surface characterization, nanostructured materials, molecular dynamics simulation, and AI/ML approaches. With the fast-growing field of electric vehicles and additive manufacturing, tribology is facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities.
North America has been at the forefront of tribology R&D. Researchers and engineers from academia, industry, and national labs have been collaboratively developing innovative and customized solutions for both tribology fundamentals and applications. We welcome all the tribologists from North America to contribute to this Special Issue to present the latest achievements in either experiments or modeling.
Dr. Jun Qu
Dr. Xin He
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lubricants
- coatings
- nanotribology
- artificial intelligence
- electric vehicles
- manufacturing