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An experimental investigation was performed for investigating the tribological performance of micro-dimple surface texture patterns on a cylindrical surface in a realistic operating environment of starved lubrication. Micro-dimples were generated by a dual-frequency surface texturing method, in which a high-frequency (16.3 kHz) three-dimensional (3D) vibration and a low-frequency (230 Hz) one-dimensional (1D) vibration were applied at the tool tip simultaneously, resulting in the generation of the hierarchical micro-dimples in a single step. Rotating cylinder-on-pin tribological tests were conducted to compare the tribological performance of the non-textured reference specimen and micro-dimple samples. The effect of surface textures generated with various shape parameters (long drop and short drop), dimension parameters (length and surface texture density), and operation parameters (load and sliding velocity) on the tribological performance was evaluated. Stribeck curves indicate that the hierarchical micro-dimples exhibit a lower coefficient of friction than the reference specimen in the high contact-pressure regions. It is also observed that variation in the length of a micro-dimple, the shape effect, is the major factor affecting the friction response of the textured surfaces. The generation of additional hydrodynamic pressure and lift effect by hierarchical structures is the main reason for the improved performance of hierarchical micro-dimple surfaces.
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Saood ALI. He received his M.S. degree from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad India. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. He is currently a research professor at Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. His research interests are surface texturing, tribology, hierarchical surface texture fabrication, vibration assisted machining, and ultrasonic device development for surface texturing.
Rendi KURNIAWAN. He received the S.T. degree from Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia. He received his M.S. Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. He is currently an assistant professor at Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. His research interests include actuator studies, surface texturing, tribology, micro-dimple fabrication, elliptical vibration texturing, and vibration-assisted cutting.
Gun CHUL. He received his B.S. degree from Keimyung University, Republic of Korea. He received his M.S. degree from Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. Now he is a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. His research interests are surface texturing using piezo electric actuator, tribological studies, and friction reduction.
Tae Jo KO. He received his Bachelor’s and M.S. degrees from Pusan National University, Republic of Korea. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea. Now he is a professor of mechanical engineering at Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea. His research interests include the development of machine tools, micro-cutting process, non-traditional machining, surface texturing using grinding, bio-machining, hybrid electric discharge machining (EDM) milling process, textured surface on cutting tools, and deburring process of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite.
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Ali, S., Kurniawan, R., Chul, P.G. et al. Tribological properties of hierarchical micro-dimples produced on a cylindrical surface by dual-frequency texturing. Friction 11, 246–258 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0598-5
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