Advances in Dry and Lubricated Electrical Contacts
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2024 | Viewed by 540
Special Issue Editors
Interests: contact mechanics; multi-physical contact; electrical contacts
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Interests: elastohydrodynamic lubrication; experimental techniques in lubrication
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
An electrical contact is classically defined as the interface across which an electrical current flows between two conductors. Electrical contacts can be stationary or dynamic, dry or lubricated. The physical phenomena and processes occurring at the contact interface have not yet been fully understood. To determine the contact resistance, signal transmission efficiency, and degradation mechanisms of electrical contacts, multiphysics of mechanical, electrical, thermal, and flow fields might be needed.
Additionally, the trend towards electrification presents new challenges for the design and lubrication of machine elements, including bearings and gears in electric vehicles, high-speed trains, and wind turbines. The subjected tribological contacts could also be regarded as oil or grease-lubricated electrical contacts. In such contacts, electrical discharge can cause surface damage. A physical understanding of the electrical damage processes is necessary in order to take measures to prevent the damages, either through insolation or through conductive lubricants. Quantifying and categorising different forms of electrical damage is also wanted.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to share advances in understanding specific phenomena and novel aspects in the field of dry and lubricated electrical contacts. Experimental and theoretical studies are both highly welcome.
Dr. Haibo Zhang
Dr. Haichao Liu
Dr. Yiming Han
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- electrical contact modelling
- static/sliding electric contacts
- applied voltage on lubricated contacts
- electrical discharge to mechanical elements
- electrical surface damage
- electrical arc
- tribotronics
- advanced lubricants for electrical contacts
- capacitance/resistance calculation
- condition monitoring
