Despite numerous experimental and theoretical studies reported in the literature, surface
micro-texturing to control friction and wear in lubricated tribo-contacts is still in the trial-and …

Textured surface is of fundamental and practical importance in numerous emerging
applications due to its beneficial effects on the tribological performance. In this work, a …

In order to maximize the load-carrying capacity (LCC) of the textured surfaces, the level set
method is introduced to conduct the shape optimization of surface textures under the …

In this work we assess the applicability of the adjoint optimization technique for determining
optimal surface topographies of two surfaces in relative motion in presence of a thin …

Abstract Reaction-diffusion equation (RDE)-based topology optimization is introduced to
obtain optimal hydrodynamic grooves of liquid lubricating mechanical face seals with the …

Thrust bearings are an essential part of rotating machines, significantly impacting their
overall efficiency. The bearings must be designed to have optimal properties under the …

This paper presents a survey of important papers pertaining to analysis of various types of
methods, equations and theories used for the determination of load carrying capacity …

This paper aims to study and demonstrate the possibilities of using reinforcement learning
for the synthesis of multi-objective controllers for radial actively lubricated hybrid fluid film …

A two-dimensional analytical model based on the Reynolds equation considering mass
conservation cavitation is proposed to investigate the performance of partially textured thrust …

One-dimensional textured parallel bearings have been successfully optimized for the
maximum load capacity or the minimum friction coefficient using a unified computational …