Heat is fundamental to power generation and many industrial processes, and is most useful
at high temperatures because it can be converted more efficiently to other types of energy …

The effect of oil contamination and oil degradation on friction and wear of engine oil pump
are addressed in this paper. It provides a summary of an experimental study on the effects of …

The paper presents a method on the basis of Elasto Hydrodynamic Lubrication (EHL) model
to analyze the wear behavior of swash plate/slipper pair. Based on the analysis of film …

A former study on wear in helicopter axial piston pumps showed the main wear mechanism
in the contacts slipper/swashplate is abrasion due to carbides removal. Resulting debris and …

This paper presents a model formulation for balanced twin lip vane pumps and an
experimental activity to validate the model. The simulation model begins with a geometrical …

Energy recovery devices in Seawater Reverse Osmosis Systems (SWRO) reduce energy
consumption and may facilitate the large-scale deployment of desalination systems. In this …

The wedge-shaped oil film thickness, pressure and temperature distribution of the valve
plate pair of an axial piston pump were investigated using finite difference and relaxation …

Abstract Investigation of Oil Film Thickness (OFT) in balanced vane pumps is particularly
relevant as they could experiment both loss of contact and elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication …

The load-sensing electro-hydrostatic actuator (LS-EHA) allows to reduce the thermal output
and enhance the dynamic characteristics of the more electric aircraft (MEA). In addition, the …

This paper analyzes the kinematics of the vane-cam ring mechanism in balanced vane
pumps, by considering both vanes with centered and not-centered circular tip. The motion of …