... and fascinating to directly fabricate surface textures for tribological applications by 3D printing. In this study, a series of polylactic acid (PLA) components with spiral-groove surface textures for the application prospect in the field of mechanical seals were fabricated on a commercially available fused...

...Douglas Jhon Ramos; Leandro Ito Ramos; Gregory Bregion Daniel Fluid-induced instability in rotating systems due to the presence of hydrodynamic journal bearings consists of an undesirable phenomenon with a considerable destructive potential. Surface texturing of journal bearings is currently...