Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering | Tribology section | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/mechanical-engineering/sections/tribology RSS Feed for Tribology section in the Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering journal | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-05-13T17:09:17.985+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2026.1798703 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2026.1798703 <![CDATA[Effect of micro-pit arrangement on the behavior of gas parallel slider bearings]]> 2026-04-30T00:00:00Z Original Research Fuxi Liu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2026.1757067 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2026.1757067 <![CDATA[Adsorption behavior of sodium carboxylates on iron oxide surface in water and their tribological properties]]> 2026-04-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Tomoaki OkanoHideaki HattoriNaoki AkamatsuNaoki YamashitaTomoko Hirayama https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1749899 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1749899 <![CDATA[Simulation-based parameter optimization and experimental assessment of single- and multi-dimple textures in full-film lubrication]]> 2026-01-27T00:00:00Z Original Research Raphael ScharfMichael PusterhoferFlorian GrünPaul Staudinger https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1707301 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1707301 <![CDATA[Study on robotic projectile launching based on multi-factor analysis and parameter optimization]]> 2025-12-03T00:00:00Z Original Research Jiaming LuoYang ChenYijing ChengJie LinZhongge WangXiongfei Yin https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1584451 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1584451 <![CDATA[Fretting wear of lubricated DLC coating systems]]> 2025-07-16T00:00:00Z Original Research Samuel J. McMasterShahriar KosariehTomasz W. LiskiewiczBen D. Beake https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1554211 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1554211 <![CDATA[Mechanical characteristics analysis of the downhole completion string in the open hole section of a small wellbore]]> 2025-07-02T00:00:00Z Original Research Liangliang DongWeijian YangHongli LiBo LiXiaohua Zhu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1591795 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1591795 <![CDATA[A model describing the oxidation rate of lubricating greases]]> 2025-06-06T00:00:00Z Original Research Christoph SchneidhoferMichael SchandlNicole DörrPiet M. Lugt https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1608716 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1608716 <![CDATA[Effect of surfactant self-assembly on lubrication performance in oil-based systems: the role of reverse micelles and vesicles]]> 2025-05-30T00:00:00Z Original Research Haiyang GuTomoko Hirayama https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1585472 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1585472 <![CDATA[Preventing electrically induced subsurface initiated pitting failures (incl. WSF, WEC, WEA) with copper based lubricant additives]]> 2025-05-21T00:00:00Z Methods Sergei MamykinMarc IngramLeyla AlievaVarvara Privalova https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1588494 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1588494 <![CDATA[Editorial: Visualization techniques in tribology]]> 2025-03-18T00:00:00Z Editorial Taisuke MaruyamaSatoru MaegawaHikaru OkuboThomas ReddyhoffSorin-Cristian Vlădescu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1522524 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1522524 <![CDATA[An in situ experimental method for monitoring the viscosity change and oil amount during the sliding test]]> 2025-03-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Hiroshi ShiomiShingo Obara https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1542074 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1542074 <![CDATA[Evaluation of different erosion models for predicting guide vane wear in Francis turbine]]> 2025-02-20T00:00:00Z Original Research Rakish ShresthaKushal ShresthaSailesh ChitrakarBhola ThapaHari Prasad NeopaneZhongdong QianZhiwei Guo https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1473028 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2025.1473028 <![CDATA[Hydrodynamic performance testing of artificial textures using a novel pin-on-disc test method]]> 2025-02-17T00:00:00Z Original Research Michael PusterhoferMichael MaierRaphael ScharfFlorian HaumerFlorian Grün https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1469546 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1469546 <![CDATA[Mechanisms of cage noise generation in machine tool bearings]]> 2025-01-21T00:00:00Z Original Research Kazuho TakeshimaKeisuke MutohKenji ImanishiShunichi Oshima https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1526120 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1526120 <![CDATA[Review on experimental investigation of sediment erosion in hydraulic turbines]]> 2024-12-20T00:00:00Z Review Rakish ShresthaPrithivi GurungSailesh ChitrakarBhola ThapaHari Prasad NeopaneZhiwei GuoZhongdong Qian https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1488803 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1488803 <![CDATA[The effect of inner ring groove on leakage reduction in dry gas seals and its visualization verification]]> 2024-12-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Masayuki OchiaiYuta Ohya https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1504347 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1504347 <![CDATA[Studies on dielectric spectroscopy of oxidatively degraded Poly(α-olefin)]]> 2024-11-27T00:00:00Z Original Research Shunsuke IwaseTaisuke MaruyamaSatoshi MomozonoSatoru MaegawaFumihiro Itoigawa https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1488407 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1488407 <![CDATA[Exploring the additive compatibility and tribological behavior of regular and high oleic soybean oil]]> 2024-11-25T00:00:00Z Original Research Piash BhowmikBrajendra K. SharmaMajher I. SarkerKalidas MainaliYachao WangClement TangSougata Roy https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1471045 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1471045 <![CDATA[Controlling windscreen wiper vibration through yaw angle adjustments: a study of dynamic contact behavior using fluorescence observation]]> 2024-11-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Chiharu TadokoroHiroaki KobayashiMiwa SuedaTakuo NagamineSorin-Cristian VlădescuTom ReddyhoffKen Nakano https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1489311 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2024.1489311 <![CDATA[Application of the electrical impedance method to steel/steel EHD point contacts]]> 2024-11-06T00:00:00Z Original Research Taisuke MaruyamaDaichi KosugiShunsuke IwaseMasayuki MaedaKen NakanoSatoshi Momozono