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Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites have emerged as a potential environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative to synthetic fiber reinforced composites. Therefore, in the past decade, a number of major industries, such as the automotive, construction and packaging [...]

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Most researches on doped ZnO thin films are tilted toward their applications in optoelectronics and semiconductor devices. Research on their tribological properties is still unfolding. In this work, nitrogen-doped ZnO thin films were deposited on 304 L stainless steel substrate from [...]

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Pin geometry is a fundamental consideration in friction stir welding (FSW). It influences the thermal behaviour, material flow and forces [...]

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This paper describes features of a fully coupled thermo-mechanical model for Friction Stir Welding (FSW) simulation. An apropos kinematic setting for different [...]

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This paper proposes a system for dynamic speed adaptation in adverse conditions, such as wet/slippery roads, decreased visibility, darkness and sharp curves. Accident risks increase drastically in such conditions, especially since drivers often do not adapt speeds to lower friction [...]

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In compressed air systems, mechanical and organic losses account for 15% of compressor energy consumption. In the current research, the energy saving potential achievable through friction power reduction in sliding vane rotary compressors was investigated using experimental and modeling [...]

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A modular computational framework for the identification of friction parameters in metal machining applications is presented. Numerical simulation of such processes using mesh-based techniques (usually) necessitates the re-meshing procedure, which is time-consuming and hard to [...]

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We propose a numerical formulation for the simulation of frictional contact with interfacial adhesion between soft bodies. In this work, the adhesive interface behaviour derives from a free surface energy and a pseudo-potential of the surface dissipation, which describe both the de-bonding [...]

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Within the scope of this work, the friction in the lubricating gap between elliptical contact of two surfaces operating under full-film lubrication was experimentally and simulatively investigated. The experimental examination of fluid friction was carried out on a twin-disc-machine [...]

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The equations of motion in the mathematical model of the solid system with slidercrank mechanisms as internal movers are obtained in the general case of translational-rotational motion on a rough plane with dry friction. Viscous friction with linear dissipation is also considered [...]