Numerical Study on Thin Film Lubrication Performance with Imperfect Coating under the Effect of the Electrical Double Layer in Point Contact

Revealing the interface effect on lubrication is great significance for designing high performance water-based lubricating friction pairs. In this study, a new thin film lubrication numerical model considering the electrical double layer (EDL) effect with an imperfect coating in point contact is pro...

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Main Authors: Yanfei Fang, Hui Xuan, Haoling Ren, Shengjie Fu, Tianliang Lin
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Lubricants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/11/7/274
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author Yanfei Fang
Hui Xuan
Haoling Ren
Shengjie Fu
Tianliang Lin
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Hui Xuan
Haoling Ren
Shengjie Fu
Tianliang Lin
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description Revealing the interface effect on lubrication is great significance for designing high performance water-based lubricating friction pairs. In this study, a new thin film lubrication numerical model considering the electrical double layer (EDL) effect with an imperfect coating in point contact is proposed, and the validity and effectiveness of the model is verified. The numerical results show that increasing the zeta potential increases the film thickness, which indicates that the EDL effect can improve the firm lubricated film formation. However, the effect of the zeta potential on the von Mises stress is very small because the liquid film pressure remains constant at different surface potentials. On the other hand, with an increase in coating thickness, the effects of the coating on the film thickness and pressure gradually become evident, but the von Mises stress is affected by the imperfectly bonded interface and coating thickness. Finally, the effect of surface roughness on thin film lubrication was analyzed. The liquid film thickness slightly decreased and the occurrence of stress concentration on the surface coating was evident. The proposed model was expected to provide a calculation basis for solving the thin film lubrication problem of coatings affected by the EDL.
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spelling doaj.art-6d36116769bb49e792633dfc5f50687d2023-11-18T20:11:11ZengMDPI AGLubricants2075-44422023-06-0111727410.3390/lubricants11070274Numerical Study on Thin Film Lubrication Performance with Imperfect Coating under the Effect of the Electrical Double Layer in Point ContactYanfei Fang0Hui Xuan1Haoling Ren2Shengjie Fu3Tianliang Lin4College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaRevealing the interface effect on lubrication is great significance for designing high performance water-based lubricating friction pairs. In this study, a new thin film lubrication numerical model considering the electrical double layer (EDL) effect with an imperfect coating in point contact is proposed, and the validity and effectiveness of the model is verified. The numerical results show that increasing the zeta potential increases the film thickness, which indicates that the EDL effect can improve the firm lubricated film formation. However, the effect of the zeta potential on the von Mises stress is very small because the liquid film pressure remains constant at different surface potentials. On the other hand, with an increase in coating thickness, the effects of the coating on the film thickness and pressure gradually become evident, but the von Mises stress is affected by the imperfectly bonded interface and coating thickness. Finally, the effect of surface roughness on thin film lubrication was analyzed. The liquid film thickness slightly decreased and the occurrence of stress concentration on the surface coating was evident. The proposed model was expected to provide a calculation basis for solving the thin film lubrication problem of coatings affected by the EDL.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/11/7/274electrical double layerimperfect coating–substrate interfacethin film lubricationnumerical study
spellingShingle Yanfei Fang
Hui Xuan
Haoling Ren
Shengjie Fu
Tianliang Lin
Numerical Study on Thin Film Lubrication Performance with Imperfect Coating under the Effect of the Electrical Double Layer in Point Contact
Lubricants
electrical double layer
imperfect coating–substrate interface
thin film lubrication
numerical study
title Numerical Study on Thin Film Lubrication Performance with Imperfect Coating under the Effect of the Electrical Double Layer in Point Contact
title_full Numerical Study on Thin Film Lubrication Performance with Imperfect Coating under the Effect of the Electrical Double Layer in Point Contact
title_fullStr Numerical Study on Thin Film Lubrication Performance with Imperfect Coating under the Effect of the Electrical Double Layer in Point Contact
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Study on Thin Film Lubrication Performance with Imperfect Coating under the Effect of the Electrical Double Layer in Point Contact
title_short Numerical Study on Thin Film Lubrication Performance with Imperfect Coating under the Effect of the Electrical Double Layer in Point Contact
title_sort numerical study on thin film lubrication performance with imperfect coating under the effect of the electrical double layer in point contact
topic electrical double layer
imperfect coating–substrate interface
thin film lubrication
numerical study
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/11/7/274
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