Textured surfaces have been shown to provide enhanced tribological performance in a variety of contacts. Numerical analysis and optimisation methods are combined for application-oriented texture optimisation. However, an analytical approach is advantageous in providing more generic in-depth understanding of the nature of the
relationships between texture parameters and objective functions, such as enhanced load carrying capacity and reduced friction. The paper outlines such an approach to obtain a set of global optimum design parameters for
partially textured surfaces. The optimised results are expressed in dimensionless form, which enables their use for a variety of applications. The performance of optimised partially textured sliding surfaces is compared with the other conventional bearing geometries in their optimum state.
Funding
This work was supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (EP/G012334/1).
History
School
Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
Tribology International
Volume
117
Pages
272 - 282
Citation
RAHMANI, R. and RAHNEJAT, H., 2017. Enhanced performance of optimised partially textured load bearing surfaces. Tribology International, 117, pp. 272-282.
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Acceptance date
2017-09-12
Publication date
2017-09-17
Notes
This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Elsevier under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/