The paper carries out a detailed summary of water-lubricated bearings from five typical
aspects: the lubrication regime, the fluid-solid interaction (FSI), the thermal effect, the …

With the development of green tribology in the shipping industry, the application of water
lubrication gradually replaces oil lubrication in stern bearings and thrust bearings. In terms …

The article aims to provide references for designing water-lubricated plain journal bearings.
Considering the differences between the physical properties of the water and of the oil, the …

An analytical numerical model is specifically developed to understand the tribological
behavior of textured surface in mixed lubrication regime. The model employs the average …

The novelty of the present study is to construct an Entropy-based wear and fluid-solid-
thermal (FST) coupled model for journal bearings, which reveals the transient interaction …

Understanding the characteristics of material contact and lubrication at tribological interfaces
is of great importance to engineering researchers and machine designers. Traditionally …

Some bearings operate in mixed-lubrication regime due to the low rotational speed and the
heavy load and misalign due to shaft's gravity. For large bearings, the maximum film …

A stable rotational speed of the marine propeller shaft is essential to minimize the friction of
the supporting bearings and to improve the efficiency of the power system. While, the friction …

Elastomeric compounds, due to their favourable properties like sufficient hardness,
toughness and natural resistance to abrasion and corrosion, are commonly used as bearing …

This paper aims to experimentally investigate the influences of surface topography and
operating conditions on lubrication regimes transition of water lubricated bearing in …