Dynamic Characteristics of Lubrication and Wear Prediction of Slipper/Swash-Plate in Axial Piston Pumps

A novel dynamic model describing the slipper posture of the swash plate in axial piston pumps is proposed, taking into account the hydrodynamic and squeezing effects, which involves three degrees of freedom. The variation in the lubricating film thickness and the slipper tilt are accurately calculated. The influence of hydrodynamic effects and charging pressure on the slipper lubrication is discussed. The minimum film thickness, the overturning angle and the azimuth angle are obtained.Then, the trajectory of minimum thickness on the friction surface of the swash plate is predicted, the accuracy of which can be verified with the abrasion distribution of an actual swash plate. Research results can predict the durability and provide theoretical help for the design of the slipper.

Mathematical Model of Drag Torque with Surface Tension in Single-Plate Wet Clutch

Reduction of drag torque in disengaged wet clutches is essential for transmission research because it is one of the potentials of e ciency improvement. Aeration of oil film between two closely rotating plates promotes the decrease of drag torque at high speed region. The e ects of surface tension and static contact angles during aeration are nonnegligible showed by test results. The traditional lubrication model does not adequately predict the experimental results with di erent surface tension and contact angles during aeration. Hence, in this present paper, contact angles between Aluminum and Teflon materials were firstly measured, and the drag torques under two di erent contact angles were examined experimentally. An improved lubrication model of drag torque based on Navier–Stokes equations at the gas-liquid interface was built. The lubrication boundary condition was modified to introduce the e ects of surface tension and contact angle. The model shows that the e ects at the beginning of aeration of oil film are significant. These e ects almost occur at stationary plate due to low Reynolds number and Weber number. The model shows that an increase in the surface tension promotes aeration, but does not a ect the peak drag torque. Increasing contact angle also promotes the aeration, and accelerates the decrease of drag torque. The larger contact angle is, the smaller the peak drag torque will be. A computational fluid dynamics(CFD) model based on volume of fluid(VOF) method was presented to validate the interface shape when aeration occurs. The model prediction has a good agreement with experimental observations for Aluminum plates and Teflon plates. The modified lubrication model of drag torque gives a convenient description of the e ects of surface tension and contact angel, and lays down a frame to understand the beginning of aeration.

A sulfonated modification of PEEK for ultralow friction

Polyether ether ketone(PEEK)is a widely used material for friction pairs due to its excellent mechanical strength,good wear resistance,and chemical inertness.However,some modifications are necessary when PEEK is used as a water-lubricated friction pair.In this study,a novel sulfonation method was developed to design a water-lubricated friction pair with ultralow friction,good wear resistance,and high loading capacity.PEEK powders were sulfonated using ClSO3H and sintered to form bulk plastic.The sulfonated PEEK(SPEEK)plastic exhibited good tribological properties.At a low sliding speed,the friction coefficient was smaller than 0.02 when a 3 wt% NaCl solution was used as the lubricant.The order of magnitude of the wear rate was as low as 10^(-8) mm^(3)/(N·m).The mechanism of friction reduction was mainly hydration lubrication.The negatively charged -SO_(3)^(-) groups on the friction pair can adsorb hydrated Na+cations by electrostatic interactions.These hydrated Na+cations have a high load capacity and low shearing resistance.The ultralow wear mechanism observed in this study is possibly due to ultralow friction properties of the friction pairs prepared through the proposed sulfonation and thermoforming procedures.