Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

Original Research

Published on 30 May 2025

Effect of surfactant self-assembly on lubrication performance in oil-based systems: the role of reverse micelles and vesicles

in Tribology

Haiyang Gu
Tomoko Hirayama

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2025.1608716

290 views

Methods

Published on 21 May 2025

Preventing electrically induced subsurface initiated pitting failures (incl. WSF, WEC, WEA) with copper based lubricant additives

in Tribology

Sergei Mamykin
Marc Ingram
Leyla Alieva
Varvara Privalova

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2025.1585472

533 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 May 2025

Mechanical characteristics analysis of the downhole completion string in the open hole section of a small wellbore

in Tribology

Liangliang Dong
Weijian Yang
Bo Li
Xiaohua Zhu

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2025.1554211

148 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 May 2025

A model describing the oxidation rate of lubricating greases

in Tribology

Christoph Schneidhofer
Michael Schandl
Nicole Dörr
Piet M Lugt

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2025.1591795

138 views

Editorial

Published on 18 Mar 2025

Editorial: Visualization techniques in tribology

in Tribology

Taisuke Maruyama
Satoru Maegawa
Hikaru Okubo
Thomas Reddyhoff
Sorin-Cristian Vlădescu

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2025.1588494

531 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Mar 2025

An in situ experimental method for monitoring the viscosity change and oil amount during the sliding test

in Tribology

Hiroshi Shiomi
Shingo Obara

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2025.1522524

606 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2025

Evaluation of different erosion models for predicting guide vane wear in Francis turbine

in Tribology

Rakish Shrestha
Kushal Shrestha
Sailesh Chitrakar
Bhola Thapa
Hari Prasad Neopane
Zhongdong Qian
Zhiwei Guo

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2025.1542074

1,001 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2025

Hydrodynamic performance testing of artificial textures using a novel pin-on-disc test method

in Tribology

Michael Pusterhofer
Michael Maier
Raphael Scharf
Florian Haumer
Florian Grün

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2025.1473028

539 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2025

Mechanisms of cage noise generation in machine tool bearings

in Tribology

Kazuho Takeshima
Keisuke Mutoh
Kenji Imanishi
Shunichi Oshima

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2024.1469546

2,383 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 20 Dec 2024

Review on experimental investigation of sediment erosion in hydraulic turbines

in Tribology

Rakish Shrestha
Prithivi Gurung
Sailesh Chitrakar
Bhola Thapa
Hari Prasad Neopane
Zhiwei Guo
Zhongdong Qian

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2024.1526120

7,914 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2024

The effect of inner ring groove on leakage reduction in dry gas seals and its visualization verification

in Tribology

Masayuki Ochiai
Yuta Ohya

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2024.1488803

1,183 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Nov 2024

Studies on dielectric spectroscopy of oxidatively degraded Poly(α-olefin)

in Tribology

Shunsuke Iwase
Taisuke Maruyama
Satoshi Momozono
Satoru Maegawa
Fumihiro Itoigawa

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2024.1504347

897 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Nov 2024

Exploring the additive compatibility and tribological behavior of regular and high oleic soybean oil

in Tribology

Piash Bhowmik
Brajendra K. Sharma
Majher I. Sarker
Kalidas Mainali
Yachao Wang
Clement Tang
Sougata Roy

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2024.1488407

2,541 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2024

Controlling windscreen wiper vibration through yaw angle adjustments: a study of dynamic contact behavior using fluorescence observation

in Tribology

Chiharu Tadokoro
Hiroaki Kobayashi
Miwa Sueda
Takuo Nagamine
Sorin-Cristian Vlădescu
Tom Reddyhoff
Ken Nakano

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2024.1471045

2,200 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2024

Application of the electrical impedance method to steel/steel EHD point contacts

in Tribology

Taisuke Maruyama
Daichi Kosugi
Shunsuke Iwase
Masayuki Maeda
Ken Nakano
Satoshi Momozono

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2024.1489311

2,253 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 05 Nov 2024

Impedance measurement of rolling bearings using an unbalanced AC wheatstone bridge

in Tribology

Steffen Puchtler
Julius van der Kuip
Florian Michael Becker-Dombrowsky
Eckhard Kirchner

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2024.1456618

926 views