A Study on Wear and Friction of Passenger Vehicles Control Arm Ball Joints
The following paper describes research on vehicle suspension elements: the ball joints. The worn surface roughness of selected ball pins and their bearings was compared in terms of vehicle mileage, utilization period, and car model. Ball pin roughness was measured using a scanning tunneling microsco...
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| author | Marek Wozniak Krzysztof Siczek Gustavo Ozuna Przemyslaw Kubiak |
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| description | The following paper describes research on vehicle suspension elements: the ball joints. The worn surface roughness of selected ball pins and their bearings was compared in terms of vehicle mileage, utilization period, and car model. Ball pin roughness was measured using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM), whereas for the bearing surface, a profilometer was used. The aim of this study was to determine the resistive torque in an unloaded ball joint. Using the finite element method, models of the unloaded ball joint were analyzed in two scenarios: with and without interference between the worn ball and its bearing. Calculated values of resistive torques in the ball joint were compared, and recommendations were given relative to the mileage and the time after which it was necessary to perform verification or replacement of the ball joints. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7806e4b23a9a45a2831c6c6888c3c7372023-11-21T22:26:11ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-06-011411323810.3390/en14113238A Study on Wear and Friction of Passenger Vehicles Control Arm Ball JointsMarek Wozniak0Krzysztof Siczek1Gustavo Ozuna2Przemyslaw Kubiak3Department of Vehicles and Fundamentals of Machine Design, Lodz University of Technology, 90-537 Łódź, PolandDepartment of Vehicles and Fundamentals of Machine Design, Lodz University of Technology, 90-537 Łódź, PolandDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Systems, University of Sonora, Hermosillo 83000, MexicoInstitute of Vehicles and Construction Machinery Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 02-524 Warszawa, PolandThe following paper describes research on vehicle suspension elements: the ball joints. The worn surface roughness of selected ball pins and their bearings was compared in terms of vehicle mileage, utilization period, and car model. Ball pin roughness was measured using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM), whereas for the bearing surface, a profilometer was used. The aim of this study was to determine the resistive torque in an unloaded ball joint. Using the finite element method, models of the unloaded ball joint were analyzed in two scenarios: with and without interference between the worn ball and its bearing. Calculated values of resistive torques in the ball joint were compared, and recommendations were given relative to the mileage and the time after which it was necessary to perform verification or replacement of the ball joints.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/11/3238ball jointsuspensionvehicleSTM microscoperoughnessfinite element method |
| spellingShingle | Marek Wozniak Krzysztof Siczek Gustavo Ozuna Przemyslaw Kubiak A Study on Wear and Friction of Passenger Vehicles Control Arm Ball Joints Energies ball joint suspension vehicle STM microscope roughness finite element method |
| title | A Study on Wear and Friction of Passenger Vehicles Control Arm Ball Joints |
| title_full | A Study on Wear and Friction of Passenger Vehicles Control Arm Ball Joints |
| title_fullStr | A Study on Wear and Friction of Passenger Vehicles Control Arm Ball Joints |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study on Wear and Friction of Passenger Vehicles Control Arm Ball Joints |
| title_short | A Study on Wear and Friction of Passenger Vehicles Control Arm Ball Joints |
| title_sort | study on wear and friction of passenger vehicles control arm ball joints |
| topic | ball joint suspension vehicle STM microscope roughness finite element method |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/11/3238 |
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