Study on Hydrodynamic Lubrication and Friction Reduction Performance of Cylindrical Rolls With Tesla Valve Texture

Abstract

Friction and wear seriously affect the efficiency and life of a machine device. The dynamic pressure lubrication and friction properties of the surface are improved by surface texture technology, which plays an extremely important role in reducing friction and wear. In order to maximize the hydrodynamic lubrication and friction reduction performance of surface texture, a Tesla valve surface texture is proposed in this article. The oil film bearing capacity and wall friction of Tesla valve texture are examined through computational fluid dynamics fluid simulation. Cylindrical rolls with Tesla valve texture are prepared by using laser processing technology, and comparative friction wear tests are conducted. The results show that the lubrication performance of Tesla valve texture is four times higher than without this texture. The friction coefficient and wear loss of the cylindrical rolls with Tesla valve texture are, respectively, 39.7% and 66.7% lower than those of the cylindrical rolls without texture. Tesla valve texture effectively improves the dynamic pressure lubrication and friction in the cylindrical rolls.

Keywords:

• Tesla valve
• surface texture
• dynamic pressure lubrication
• friction reduction performance

Disclosure statement

The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests.

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Funding

This study received funded from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51975501); National Natural Science Foundation of China (51975499); and National Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2020J01274).