tribology
Is wear law really Archard's law (1953), or Reye's law (1860) ???
In 1860 the mathematician and geometer Reye proposed a simple and elegant theory for explaining the consumption of a solid body when it slides with friction on a rough surface [8]. Reye’s model became very popular in Europe (in Italy was promulgated by Panetti [7]), and it is still taught in university courses of applied mechanics. But, strangely enough, this theory has been totally ignored in English and American literature. Why? A paper from 2001 by Villaggio is interesting to read today.
Special Tutorial during WOM 2013: Fundamentals of Wear and Wear Testing
Taught by invited experts led by Professor Ian Hutchings, this popular half-day overview will be held on Sunday afternoon before the WOM 2013 conference Portland, Oregon, 14-18 April 2013.
The content is intended to help delegates who are new to the subject, or would like to refresh their background knowledge, and the lecturers aim to cover the general principles of wear and tribological testing. Printed notes will be provided for delegates.
The course outline includes:
WOM 2013 - Abstract deadline 1 June 2012
For Scopes and Topics about this conference, go to www.wearofmaterialsconference.com
WOM 2013, Portland, Oregon, USA 14-18 April 2013
post doc position in the area of Tribology, green tribology, self-cleaning surfaces, surface-healing and friction
Looking for a post doc position in the area of Tribology, green
tribology, self-cleaning surfaces, surface-healing and friction in
living nature. Please email: getuhw [at] gmail.com (getuhw[at]gmail[dot]com)
post doc position in the area of Tribology, green tribology, self-cleaning surfaces, surface-healing and friction
Looking for a post doc position in the area of Tribology, green
tribology, self-cleaning surfaces, surface-healing and friction in
living nature. Please email: getuhw [at] gmail.com (getuhw[at]gmail[dot]com)
PhD scholarship in Diesel Engine Tribology
A PhD scholarship is available at DTU Mechanical Engineering, Section for Solid Mechanics, in the field of diesel engine tribology. The scholarship focuses on computational modelling and experimental verification of fluid film and bearing parts of journal bearings in large two-stroke diesel engines. The department has well-established research activities in these fields and the present scholarship is partly funded by the EU-project Hercules-C. The research activities will be performed in close cooperation with MAN Diesel & Turbo SE located in Copenhagen.
List of conferences in contact mechanics and related fields
Dear all,
At our website we maintain a list of upcoming conferences on contact mechanics and related fields, e.g. solid mechanics, tribology, railway vehicle dynamics, etc.
Which conferences and other events do you attend? Send me a note and I'll add them to the list.
Best wishes,
Edwin Vollebregt
Two new books:
Two new books:
M. Nosonovsky and P.K.Rohatgi Biomimetics in Materials Science:
Self-healing, self-lubricating, and self-cleaning materials (Springer
Series in Materials Science, Vol. 152, 2011, Hardcover, ISBN
978-1-4614-0925-0)
M. Nosonovsky and B. Bhushan (eds.), Green Tribology Biomimetics, Energy
Conservation, and Sustainability (Springer Series: Green Energy and
Technology, 2011, Hardcover, ISBN 978-3-642-23680-8 )
Stribeck Curve Analysis Using Tribometer
When lubrication is applied to reduce the wear/friction of moving surfaces an increasing load can shift the lubrication from several regimes such as Boundary, Mixed and Hydrodynamic Lubrication. The fluid viscosity, the load that is carried by the two surfaces and the speed that the two surfaces move relative to each other combine to determine the thickness of the fluid film. It is this process that determines the lubrication regime. How the regimes react to friction is shown in what is called a Stribeck curve.