TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling in tribology
T2 - Recent advances, applications, and open questions
AU - Pastewka, Lars
AU - Vakis, Antonis I.
AU - Aghababaei, Ramin
AU - Almqvist, Andreas
AU - Carbone, Giuseppe
AU - Chandross, Michael
AU - Dini, Daniele
AU - Eder, Stefan J.
AU - Ehrich, Hendrik J.
AU - Ewen, James P.
AU - Menga, Nicola
AU - Molinari, Jean-François
AU - Moras, Gianpietro
AU - Nicola, Lucia
AU - Paggi, Marco
AU - Putignano, Carmine
AU - Scaraggi, Michele
AU - Yastrebov, Vladislav A.
AU - Müser, Martin H.
PY - 2025/10/30
Y1 - 2025/10/30
N2 - Recent advances in modeling have enhanced our ability to make quantitative predictions for tribological phenomena, thereby unraveling relevant mechanisms. Algorithmic innovations, including those based on multiscale methods and machine learning, have been especially impactful, for example in overcoming long-standing bottlenecks that hinder simulations of systems with strong coupling across disparate scales. However, traditional modeling approaches, such as boundary-element techniques, have also progressed and continue to yield new insights. This article reviews developments from the past decade, examining how both new and established methods have deepened our understanding of experimental results and have furthered theoretical approaches in key tribological areas, including contact mechanics, lubrication, metal friction, and tribo-chemistry. Selected applications, such as tunable interfaces and energy harvesting, illustrate the broad influence of recent developments on the field.
AB - Recent advances in modeling have enhanced our ability to make quantitative predictions for tribological phenomena, thereby unraveling relevant mechanisms. Algorithmic innovations, including those based on multiscale methods and machine learning, have been especially impactful, for example in overcoming long-standing bottlenecks that hinder simulations of systems with strong coupling across disparate scales. However, traditional modeling approaches, such as boundary-element techniques, have also progressed and continue to yield new insights. This article reviews developments from the past decade, examining how both new and established methods have deepened our understanding of experimental results and have furthered theoretical approaches in key tribological areas, including contact mechanics, lubrication, metal friction, and tribo-chemistry. Selected applications, such as tunable interfaces and energy harvesting, illustrate the broad influence of recent developments on the field.
KW - Modeling
KW - Tribology
U2 - 10.1016/j.triboint.2025.111326
DO - 10.1016/j.triboint.2025.111326
M3 - Review article
SN - 0301-679X
JO - Tribology International
JF - Tribology International
M1 - 111326
ER -