Industrial fans are required for many power plants to operate, such as primary and secondary air fans, and induced draft fans. Understanding rotor dynamics is essential for reliable long-term fan ...

Researchers at the University of Konstanz have uncovered a new mechanism of sliding friction: resistance to motion that arises without any mechanical contact, driven purely by collective magnetic ...

Friction and wear are governed not merely by contact mechanics but by rich nonlinear dynamics in which small variations in loading, surface topology or material properties can induce abrupt ...