..., and interpretations made to identify the dominate factors impacting the responses of interest. 24 09 2007 25 08 2008 02 12 2008 automobiles design of experiments friction internal combustion engines machine bearings rods (structures) TEHD lubrication connecting rod big-end bearing...

... April 2002 24 09 2002 mechanical engineering automobiles mechanical contact modelling fatigue lubrication surface topography rough surfaces CVTs are gaining momentum in recent years as they show some clear benefits over classical manual, automatic or semi-automatic...

..., porous, and deformable body—is compressed and deforms elastically. The surfaces are subsequently pressed together and “locked” when their relative speed drops to zero 1 . clutches transmission automobiles lubrication hydraulic systems tribology 22 October 2001 25 January 2001...

... rough surfaces clutches torque transmission lubrication automobiles friction tribology A wet clutch plays an important role as a torque converter in automatic transmissions. A wet clutch in an automatic transmission consists of separator disks, core disks and wet friction materials...

... OF TRIBOLOGY . Manuscript received by the Tribology Division December 8, 2000; revised manuscript received June 12, 2001. Associate Editor: M. D. Bryant. 08 December 2000 12 June 2001 automobiles clutches deformation wear mechanical contact friction Paper-based wet friction...

... August 2000 machine bearings automobiles design engineering optimisation CAE technology for predicting performances of rolling element bearings has been continuously developed with the advancement of computer technology to yield various CAE tools such as SHABERTH, COBRA, BRAIN...

... January 11, 2000; revised manuscript received June 16, 2000. Associate Editor: B. O. Jacobson. 11 January 2000 16 June 2000 automobiles transmission clutches friction torque Gearshifts in automatic transmissions are handled by wet clutches. A typical up-shift means...

... . Manuscript received by the Tribology Division October 18, 1999; revised manuscript received December 29, 1999. Associate Technical Editor: M. D. Bryant. 18 October 1999 29 December 1999 brakes thermoelasticity sliding friction stability automobiles Frictionally excited...

... manuscript received August 19, 1999. Associate Technical Editor: M. D. Bryant. 29 September 1998 19 August 1999 automobiles brakes thermoelasticity rotors noise friction Brake systems, Fig. 1 , on today’s vehicles sometimes exhibit a phenomenon called judder (roughness...

.... Manuscript received by the Tribology Division January 12, 1999; revised manuscript received May 25, 1999. Paper No. 99-Trib-13. Associate Technical Editor: M. D. Bryant. 10 October 1999 12 January 1999 25 May 1999 clutches torque automobiles lubrication performance evaluation...

... lubrication automobiles high-temperature effects thermal diffusion hydrodynamics Lubricated disk clutches are often used in automobiles with automatic transmissions to provide smooth power transfer from the engine to the drivetrain during shifting. These clutches typically contain an alternating...