Awards

Winners

ITC Fukuoka 2023 Excellent Paper Award

Contact Mechanics of an Unstable Viscoelastic Medium with Retardation as a Model for Mechanical Activation and Synchronization of Cardiac Spheroids
*Valentin L. Popov¹, Ken Nakano²
1. Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, 2. Yokohama National University, Japan

Influence of White Etching Bands Formation on Integrity of Rolling Element Bearings
*Mostafa El Laithy¹, Ling Wang¹, Terry J. Harvey¹, Bernd Vierneusel²
1. National Center for Advanced Tribology at Southampton (nCATS), University of Southampton, UK, 2. Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Germany

Variation of Cavitation Pressure with Liquid and Operating Conditions in Mechanical Seals
*So Makishima¹, Masatoshi Itadani¹, Yuichiro Tokunaga¹, Joichi Sugimura²
1. Eagle Industry Co., Ltd., Japan, 2. Kyushu University, Japan

ITC Fukuoka 2023 Best Poster Award

[26-PO-08] Influence of Black Oxide Coating on Micropitting and ZDDP Tribofilm Formation
*Mao Ueda¹, Hugh Spikes², Amir Kadiric²
1. Shell Lubricants Japan K.K., Japan, 2. Imperial College London, UK

[26-PO-31] Durability of Super-Low Friction in Tribosystem with Hydrogenated Carbon Nitride Coatings
*Kazuya Kuriyagawa, Tatsuki Tamagawa, Motoyuki Murashima, Koshi Adachi
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan

[26-PO-44] Lubrication Mechanisms in Knee Joint Replacements: A Comprehensive Experimental Investigation
*David Nečas¹, Martin Vrbka¹, Max Marian², Benedict Rothammer³, Jiří Gallo⁴, Markus A. Wimmer⁵, Ivan Křupka1, Martin Hartl¹
1. Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Republic, 2. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Department of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering, Chile, 3. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Engineering Design, Germany, 4. Palacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic, 5. Rush University Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, USA

[27-PO-01] Wet and Adhesion Properties of Three-dimensional Artificially-designed Silicon Micro-structures
*Sai Hasegawa^1,2, Yasunari Kimoto¹, Nimatil Mabarroh¹, Daisetsu Toh³, Azusa N. Hattori³, Ken Hattori¹
1. Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, 2. TORAY Research Center, Inc., Japan, 3. Osaka Univ., Japan

[27-PO-43] Effect of Carbon and Molybdenum on Wear of Austenitic Stainless Steel at Extremely High Temperature
*Yuya Nakahara, Seigi Yano, Kenichiro Kito
Research & Innovation Center, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan

[28-PO-01] Dimensionless Numbers and Master Curves for Sliding Friction from the Kelvin-Voigt Viscoelasticity of Solids
*Toshiki Watanabe, Ken Nakano
Yokohama National University, Japan

[28-PO-09] Influences of Atmospheric Humidity on Sliding Speed Characteristics of Dry Sliding Phenomena
*Wei Chee Hong¹, Kanao Fukuda^1,2, Shahira Liza¹
1. Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 2. International Research Center for Hydrogen Energy, Kyushu University, Japan

[28-PO-24] The Effect of Esters on the Micropitting Resistance and Tribofilm Formation in Electric Vehicle Transmission Lubricants
*Johann Louis Dominic Watson¹, Farnaz Motamen-Salehi¹, Shahriar Kosarieh¹, Gareth Moody², David Gillespie², Ardian Morina¹
1. University of Leeds, UK, 2. Cargill, USA