Visualization and characterization of slider-disk interactions in dynamic load/unload processes

A novel visualization technique proposed by the authors was used to study slider-disk interactions during loading and unloading operations. The outcomes of the study prove that the visualization technique is a convenient, effective, and promising method for the investigation of slider-disk interactions. The performance of designed loading/unloading system can be evaluated effectively in a very short period of time. Many details, such as contact mode, type of contact, and so on, which have been invisible before, are now observable and have been revealed in this study.