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Friction characteristics of microtextured surfaces under hydrodynamic lubrication

Ramesh, Ashwin

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Title
Friction characteristics of microtextured surfaces under hydrodynamic lubrication
Author(s)
Ramesh, Ashwin
Issue Date
2012-09-18T21:19:49Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
King, William P.
Department of Study
Mechanical Sci & Engineering
Discipline
Mechanical Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2012-09-18T21:19:49Z
Keyword(s)
  • Surface engineering
  • microtexturing
  • hydrodynamic lubrication
  • texture
  • Navier-Stokes
Abstract
Surface microtexturing has shown significant promise over the past decade as one of the surface engineering methods to modify friction performance. We tackle two important problems associated with surface texturing – developing low cost scalable manufacturing technique and engineering design rules for fluid power applications. We report experimental and numerical investigation of the friction characteristics of microtextured surfaces. The textures are of size 28-257 um on stainless steel surfaces, fabricated using micro-casting. Friction characteristics of these surfaces were tested under submerged condition using a pin-on-disk configuration. Numerical simulations solved the Navier-Stokes equations to predict the texture-induced lift. During hydrodynamic lubricated sliding, the textured surfaces exhibit friction as much as 80% lower than the untextured surfaces. We study the effect of operating conditions on the friction performance of the surfaces for different textures. The trends obtained in the experiments match well with the simulations, and indicate design rules for the implementation of this technology.
Graduation Semester
2012-08
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Copyright 2012 Ashwin Ramesh

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