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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
46
Citations
6419
World Ranking
1474
National Ranking
179

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Dong Zhu is affiliated with Sichuan University in China and has focused their research predominantly in the field of engineering. Their work spans various subfields including mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, electrical and electronic engineering, civil and structural engineering, as well as polymers and plastics.

The scientist's research primarily addresses themes such as adhesion, friction, and surface interactions, fuel cells and related materials, mechanical stress and fatigue analysis, conducting polymers and applications, railway engineering and dynamics, gear and bearing dynamics analysis, and tribology and lubrication engineering.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Dong Zhu include Linfa Peng, Diankai Qiu, Fuxian Wang, Guanghui Liu, and Q. Jane Wang.

Their publications appear in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Journal of Central South University, Tribology International, and Tribology Transactions.

Recent papers include:

  • FFT-Based Methods for Computational Contact Mechanics, 2020, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
  • Predictions of friction and flash temperature in marine gears based on a 3D line contact mixed lubrication model considering measured surface roughness, 2021, Journal of Central South University
  • Magneto-controlled friction behaviors of magnetorheological elastomers with cosine-shaped surface structure, 2023, Tribology International
  • Surface Interaction and Wear Due to Sliding Electrical Contact of Materials, 2024, Tribology Transactions
  • Investigation on multi-physical field simulations of blade ECM using vertical flow, 2022, Research Square (Research Square)

Dong Zhu was recognized as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2007.

Best Publications

  • A Full Numerical Solution to the Mixed Lubrication in Point Contacts

    Yuan-Zhong Hu;Dong Zhu

  • Micro-Textures in Concentrated Conformal-Contact Lubrication: Effects of Texture Bottom Shape and Surface Relative Motion

    Toshikazu Nanbu;Ning Ren;Yoshiteru Yasuda;Dong Zhu

  • Virtual Texturing: Modeling the Performance of Lubricated Contacts of Engineered Surfaces

    Q. Jane Wang;Dong Zhu

  • A Numerical Analysis for Piston Skirts in Mixed Lubrication—Part I: Basic Modeling

    Dong Zhu;Herbert S. Cheng;Takayuki Arai;Kyugo Hamai

  • Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication: A Gateway to Interfacial Mechanics—Review and Prospect

    Dong Zhu;Q. Jane Wang

  • Effects of Differential Scheme and Mesh Density on EHL Film Thickness in Point Contacts

    Yuchuan Liu;Q. Jane Wang;Wenzhong Wang;Yuanzhong Hu

  • A Full Numerical Solution for the Thermoelastohydrodynamic Problem in Elliptical Contacts

    Dong Zhu;Shi-zhu Wen

  • Extraction of titanium from different titania precursors by the FFC Cambridge process

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  • A Three-Dimensional Deterministic Model for Rough Surface Line-Contact EHL Problems

    Ning Ren;Dong Zhu;W. Wayne Chen;Yuchuan Liu

  • Point Contact EHL Based on Optically Measured Three-Dimensional Rough Surfaces

    Dong Zhu;Xiaolan Ai

  • Pitting Life Prediction Based on a 3D Line Contact Mixed EHL Analysis and Subsurface von Mises Stress Calculation

    Dong Zhu;Ning Ren;Q. Jane Wang

  • A Numerical Analysis for Piston Skirts in Mixed Lubrication: Part II—Deformation Considerations

    Dong Zhu;Yuan-Zhong Hu;Herbert S. Cheng;Takayuki Arai

  • Simulation of Sliding Wear in Mixed Lubrication

    Dong Zhu;Ashlie Martini;Wenzhong Wang;Yuanzhong Hu

  • Micro Textures in Concentrated-Conformal-Contact Lubrication: Effect of Distribution Patterns

    Ning Ren;Toshikazu Nanbu;Yoshiteru Yasuda;Dong Zhu

  • Effects of rough surface topography and orientation on the characteristics of EHD and mixed lubrication in both circular and elliptical contacts

    Dong Zhu;Yuan-Zhong Hu

  • Numerical Analysis for the Elastic Contact of Real Rough Surfaces

    Yuan-Zhong Hu;Gary C. Barber;Dong Zhu

  • Partial Slip Contact Analysis on Three-Dimensional Elastic Layered Half Space

    Zhan-Jiang Wang;Wen-Zhong Wang;Hui Wang;Dong Zhu

  • Mixed Lubrication Analyses by a Macro-Micro Approach and a Full-Scale Mixed EHL Model

    Q. Jane Wang;Dong Zhu;Herbert S. Cheng;Tonghui Yu

  • On the λ ratio range of mixed lubrication

    Dong Zhu;Q Jane Wang;Q Jane Wang

  • Effect of Roughness Orientation on the Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Film Thickness

    Dong Zhu;Q. Jane Wang

  • Effect of micro-Si3N4-nano-Al2O,sub>3 co-filled particles on thermal conductivity, dielectric and mechanical properties of silicone rubber composites

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  • Mixed Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication in Finite Roller Contacts Involving Realistic Geometry and Surface Roughness

    Dong Zhu;Jiaxu Wang;Ning Ren;Q. Jane Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Q. Jane Wang
Q. Jane Wang Northwestern University
Leon M. Keer
Leon M. Keer Northwestern University
Wing Kam Liu
Wing Kam Liu Northwestern University
Ashlie Martini
Ashlie Martini University of California, Merced
Hui Wang
Hui Wang Tsinghua University
Jian Cao
Jian Cao Northwestern University
Stephen J. Harris
Stephen J. Harris Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yip-Wah Chung
Yip-Wah Chung Northwestern University
Duncan Dowson
Duncan Dowson University of Leeds
Arun Majumdar
Arun Majumdar Stanford University

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