Stable hydrodynamic lubrication film is needed between the tooth profiles for smooth running and long life ofa single-screw compressor. This lubrication film is easily established with "straight line enveloping screw pair" rotors, but this kind of engagement pair is very difficult to machine. In this paper it is suggested that 11 a conical surface two-envelope engagement pair '' be used as the ...

We present a collision model for particle-particle and particle-wall interactions in interface-resolved simulations of particle-laden flows. Three types of interparticle interactions are taken into account: (1) long- and (2) short-range hydrodynamic interactions, and (3) solid-solid contact. Long-range interactions are incorporated through an efficient and second-order-accurate immersed boundar...

We consider the hydrodynamic effect of small particles on the dynamics of a much larger particle moving normal to a planar wall in a highly bidisperse dilute colloidal suspension of spheres. The gap h(0) between the large particle and the wall is assumed to be comparable to the diameter 2a of the smaller particles so there is a length-scale separation between the gap width h(0) and the radius o...

Tribological parameters such as friction, lubrication and wear influence strongly the engine component's life. In this study, a piston ring-cylinder system simulated taking into account the surface modifications under fully flooded lubrication and normal engine conditions. The hydrodynamic pressure field solved based on the Navier Stokes equations by Fluid Structure Interaction analysis. A real...

We used atomic force microscopy to study dynamic forces between a rigid silica sphere (radius approximately 45 microm) and a silica nano-particle super-hydrophobic surface (SNP-SHS) in aqueous electrolyte, in the presence and absence of surfactant. Characterization of the SNP-SHS surface in air showed a surface roughness of up to two microns. When in contact with an aqueous phase, the SNP-SHS t...

The proposed Adhesion-Deformation-Hydrodynamic model of friction and wear is based on the relationship elastic-deformation processes in surfaces curvilinear contacts with hydrodynamic regular extrusion rarefaction lubricating layers tribocontacts, as well primary adhesion subsequent acts adhesive wear. its main provisions between extrusion, cover entire load-speed range all modes lubrication

Many real-world industrial processes involve non-spherical particles suspended in a fluid medium. Knowledge of the flow behavior of these suspensions is essential for optimizing their transport properties and designing processing equipment. In the present work, we explore and report on the rheology of concentrated suspensions of cubic-shaped colloidal particles under steady and dynamic shear fl...

In the paper a comprehensive model of a piston ring pack motion on an oil film has been presented. The local oil film thickness can be compared to height of the combined roughness of sliding surfaces of piston rings and cylinder liner. Equations describing the mixed lubrication problem based on the empirical mathematical model formulated in works of Patir, Cheng and Greenwood, Tripp have been c...