A state-of-art review on the water-lubricated bearing

Z Xie, J Jiao, K Yang, H Zhang - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Review of the evolution and prevention of friction, wear, and noise for water-lubricated bearings used in ships

Z Zhang, W Ouyang, X Liang, X Yan, C Yuan, X Zhou… - Friction, 2024 - Springer
With the development of green tribology in the shipping industry, the application of water
lubrication gradually replaces oil lubrication in stern bearings and thrust bearings. In terms …

The fluid-structure interaction lubrication performances of a novel bearing: Experimental and numerical study

Z Xie, J Jiao, S Wrona - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel double-liner bearing in order to overcome the disadvantages of
traditional water-lubricated single-liner bearings. It is expected to achieve a new …

Theoretical and experimental research on the effect of bi-directional misalignment on the static and dynamic characteristics of a novel bearing

Z Xie, J Jiao, B Zhao, J Zhang, F Xu - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Misalignment effects have significant impacts on the behaviors of water-lubricated bearings
of ships. This work focuses on the influences of bidirectional misalignment effects. The new …

Experimental and numerical exploration on the nonlinear dynamic behaviors of a novel bearing lubricated by low viscosity lubricant

Z Xie, J Jiao, K Yang, T He, R Chen, W Zhu - Mechanical Systems and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high temperature liquid Lead-Bismuth (PbBi) solution lubricated bearing is an essential
supporting component of the two-circuit main loop system in the nuclear power station …

Theoretical and experimental exploration into the fluid structure coupling dynamic behaviors towards water-lubricated bearing with axial asymmetric grooves

Z Xie, X Wang, W Zhu - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
The work studies the fluid structure interaction (FSI) dynamic behaviors of water-lubricated
bearing with axial asymmetric grooves. Revised FSI models with consideration of cavitation …

Theoretical and experimental exploration on the micro asperity contact load ratios and lubrication regimes transition for water-lubricated stern tube bearing

Z Xie, W Zhu - Tribology International, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper investigates the micro asperity contact load ratios and lubrication states of the
water-lubricated bearing. New coupled models with consideration of micro-scale asperity …

Transient lubrication analysis of journal-thrust coupled bearing considering time-varying loads and thermal-pressure coupled effect

J Shi, B Zhao, L Tu, Q Xin, Z Xie, N Zhong, X Lu - Tribology International, 2024 - Elsevier
The journal-thrust coupled bearing (abbreviated as JTC bearing) works at the end of the
crankshaft in diesel engine, with the function of carrying radial load and prevent axial …

Theoretical and experimental research on the micro interface lubrication regime of water lubricated bearing

Z Xie, Y Zhang, J Zhou, W Zhu - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper aims to reveal the micro interface lubrication regimes of water lubricated bearing.
Typical micro cavities are explored through computational fluid dynamic analysis …

Experimental and numerical study on the mixed lubrication performances of a new bearing

Z Xie, J Jiao, K Yang - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
The traditional water-lubricated bearings are difficult to form effective lubricating film under
extreme low-speed and heavy-duty conditions, resulting in the low-load, high-resistance …