[HTML][HTML] On the Durability of Icephobic Coatings: A Review

A Nistal, B Sierra-Martín, A Fernández-Barbero - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ice formation and accumulation on surfaces has a negative impact in many different sectors
and can even represent a potential danger. In this review, the latest advances and trends in …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Material Selection and Surface Texture on Tribological Properties of Key Friction Pairs in Water Hydraulic Axial Piston Pumps: A Review

Y Liang, W Wang, Z Zhang, H Xing, C Wang, Z Zhang… - Lubricants, 2023 - mdpi.com
A water hydraulic axial piston pump has become the preferred power component of
environmentally friendly water hydraulic transmission systems, due to its advantages of a …

[HTML][HTML] A new approach for the tribological and mechanical characterization of a hip prosthesis trough a numerical model based on artificial intelligence algorithms …

D Milone, G Risitano, A Pistone, D Crisafulli, F Alberti - Lubricants, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, thanks to the development of additive manufacturing techniques, pros-thetic
surgery has reached increasingly cutting-edge levels, revolutionizing the clinical course of …

[HTML][HTML] Tribological properties of Ti6Al4V titanium textured surfaces created by laser: Effect of dimple density

A Gaikwad, JM Vázquez-Martínez, J Salguero… - Lubricants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The loss of energy due to friction is one of the major problems industries are facing
nowadays. Friction and wear between sliding components reduce the mechanical efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Parametric characterization of machined textured surfaces

P Pawlus, R Reizer, M Wieczorowski - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Surface topography in general is not easy to characterize due to a great number of different
features that appear on it. It is still more challenging for machined textured surfaces that are …

Analyzing the geometrical errors of silicon nitride-titanium nitride on performing electric discharge machining using response surface methodology

S Lakshmanan, R Rajendran… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Ceramic materials that find their applications in die extrusion and the balls used in bearings
have a longer service life compared to that of traditional materials. Since ceramic materials …

[HTML][HTML] Controlling morphology and wettability of intrinsically superhydrophobic copper-based surfaces by electrodeposition

R Akbari, MR Mohammadizadeh, C Antonini, F Guittard… - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Electrodeposition is an effective and scalable method to grow desired structures on solid
surfaces, for example, to impart superhydrophobicity. Specifically, copper microcrystals can …

[HTML][HTML] Fuel Consumption Reduction and Efficiency Improvement in Urban Street Sweeper Using Power Split with Lockup Clutch Transmission

D D'Andrea, G Risitano, F Alberti - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this work is to design a power split transmission for an urban street sweeper in
order to reduce fuel consumption. The design process starts with the comparison between a …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation and Self-Cleaning Properties of a Superhydrophobic Composite Coating on a Stainless Steel Substrate

F Li, Y Hu, X Feng, G Tian - Coatings, 2024 - mdpi.com
In order to improve the anti-fouling of stainless steel surfaces in outdoor or humid
environments, a superhydrophobic modification is often used to improve its self-cleaning …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of the Distribution of Pits on the Friction and Wear Performance of Textured Rolling Bearings under Starved Lubrication

Y Chen, R Long, Z Jin, C Zhao, M Wang - Lubricants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Most of the published documents on the friction and wear properties of textured contact
surfaces with partially distributed units (eg, dots, grooves) are focused on sliding tribo-pairs …