The paper carries out a detailed summary of water-lubricated bearings from five typical
aspects: the lubrication regime, the fluid-solid interaction (FSI), the thermal effect, the …

The novelty of this paper is to explore the role of the imperfect journal, including the
amplitude and waviness of journal error, on the tribo-dynamic behaviors of the water …

The aim of the study is to investigate the performance of a thrust bearing equipped with
hydrostatic lift pockets under different lubrication modes. Three types of flat land bearing …

The water-lubricated bearing in ship propulsion system is easily impacted by sea wave
shock, which is a great threat to the smooth start-up of the bearing system. Therefore, in the …

This study aims to identify the role of thermal effect and friction force on the transient
nonlinear dynamic behaviors, including the transient hydrodynamic lubrication, transient …

The emergence of nanotechnology and existence of computational techniques for
measuring the thermophysical properties of nanolubricants has culminated in a substantial …

In the present works, a tribo-dynamic model considering the transient friction force is
proposed to study the tribo-dynamic performances of the Water-Lubricated Microgroove …

The study presents a transient tribo-dynamic model for journal bearings to reveal the mutual
effect between the mixed thermoelastohydrodynamic (mixed-TEHD) performance and the …

This paper presents the performance analysis for plain and elliptical journal bearing
operating with industrial lubricants. Titanium dioxide nanoparticle of size 40 nm is used as a …

Given the current research gap regarding cavitation phenomena and startup conditions in
water-lubricated bearings (WLBs), this study offers an innovative approach by integrating the …