Tribology (friction and lubrication)

This book guides readers through the systematic analysis of Arc Spraying: one of the most widespread and important thermal spraying methods.

This book helps students and practicing scientists alike understand that a comprehensive knowledge about the friction and wear properties of advanced materials is essential to further design and development of new materials.

The replacement of a degenerated joint such as the hip and knee is one of the most outstanding interventions that allows the medical community to restore the patient's quality of life.

This book aims at identifying novel advanced materials of extreme wetting properties (MEWP) for practical, industrial applications.

This book provides final year undergraduate students, graduate students, research scientists and engineers with an up-to-date overview of the power of using surface analytical techniques for probing complex solid surfaces and lubricants as well as for understanding their interactions in tribological systems.

My 12-year-old granddaughter Nina Alesi once asked me, "e;Grandpa, you are a scientist at IBM, so what do you do?

This book describes the latest developments of lanthanum zirconate based thermal barrier coatings.

Solid Lubrication Fundamentals and Applications description of the adhesion, friction, abrasion, and wear behavior of solid film lubricants and related tribological materials, including diamond and diamond-like solid films.

Dental Biotribology summarizes the latest achievements in dental wear and is designed to help the reader better understand the relationship between structures and tribological properties of human teeth.

This book addresses major issues facing postal and delivery services throughout the world.

The text offers a detailed presentation of mathematical, numerical, and experimental techniques for nanofluids.

The papers contained within this volume focus on the transient aspects of the preocesses in tribology highlighting the differences obtained with stationery conditions, be they experimental analytical or numerical.

This book focuses on tribology in manufacturing processes from the viewpoint of sliding friction fundamentals, the use of lubricants to control friction processes such as machining, drawing, rolling, extrusion, abrasive processes, and processing at micro and nanoscales.

Here is a comprehensive resource that compiles extensive descriptions of friction stir processing, fabrication of surface metal matrix composites, and friction surfacing into one volume.

This book focuses on the use of nanotechnology in several fields of engineering.

This book addresses corrosion problems and their solutions at facilities in the oil refining and petrochemical industry, including cooling water and boiler feed water units.

This book presents select peer reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Mechanical Engineering Research (ICAMER 2019).

This fully updated Second Edition provides the reader with the solid understanding of tribology which is essential to engineers involved in the design of, and ensuring the reliability of, machine parts and systems.

Bearings are widely used in rotating machines.

"e;Tribology in Machine Design is strongly recommended for machine designers, and engineers and scientists interested in tribology.

The text discusses energy-efficient vehicles as an essential element of sustainable transportation.

This book discusses the tribological, rheological and optical properties of liquid-crystal nanomaterials as well as lubricant media.

Hydrodynamic Lubrication is the culmination of over 20 years close, collaborative work by the five authors and discusses the practical use of the formalization of low pressure lubrication.

This book presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the latest progresses in UHMWPE biomaterials, which has been critical for the performance and longevity of joint implants.

This book is a compilation of witty and insightful short pieces on scientific developments in the science of friction, lubrication and wear.

This SpringerBrief utilizes a surface chemistry/physical chemistry approach toward the study of aqueous corrosion processes.

By focusing on the theory and techniques of tribological design and testing for bearings, this book systematically reviews the latest advances in applications for this field.

This book presents the basics and methods of nanoscale analytical techniques for tribology field.

Hundreds of lubricant additives are available industry-wide to improve base stock properties and protect metal surfaces; however, the wrong combination of these commodities can result in substandard performance.

Tribology: A Simple Guide to the Study of Friction addresses the types of seals and bearings that are commonly found in most rotating and moving machinery, including how they are designed, how they work and what can be done to ensure that they continue maintain proper lubrication and successful operation.

This book focuses on the use of nanotechnology in several fields of engineering.

This monograph is a first-of-its-kind compilation on high deposition pulse current GMAW process.

TRIBOLOGY - the study of friction, wear and lubrication - impacts almost every aspect of our daily lives.

Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials: Global Perspectives combines developed content derived from topics discussed in the Fourth International Symposium on Service Life Prediction (Key Largo, Florida, December 2006).

The global lubricants market exceeds $110 billion, with strong future-estimated annual growth projections.

By focusing on the theory and techniques of tribological design and testing for bearings, this book systematically reviews the latest advances in applications for this field.

This book is intended to help engineers analyze service condition and potential mechanisms of surface degradation.

This volume presents a selection of papers from the 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Manufacturing (ICCMM 2019).

Lapping and polishing are currently the most precise surface finishing processes for mechanical and electronic components.

This revised and expanded Third Edition contains 21 chapters summarizing the latest thinking on various technologies relating to metalworking fluid development, laboratory evaluation, metallurgy, industrial application, fluid maintenance, recycling, waste treatment, health, government regulations, and cost/benefit analysis.

A-Z Guide for Maximum Cost Reduction and Increased Equipment Reliability To remain globally competitive, today's manufacturing operations have greatly improved, but there is one last link in the advancement evolution.

Careful selection of the right lubricant(s) is required to keep a machine running smoothly.

This book looks at chemmotological solutions to important questions surrounding sustainability and environmental safety of transport - both key priorities within the global strategy of sustainable development.

Tribology and Sustainability brings a vision of promoting a greener, cleaner and eco-friendly environment by highlighting sustainable solutions in tribology via the development of self-lubricating materials, green additives in lubricants, natural fibre-reinforced materials and biomimetic approaches.

This book presents an up-to-date overview on the main classes of metallic materials currently used in aeronautical structures and propulsion engines and discusses other materials of potential interest for structural aerospace applications.

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This thesis investigates the tribological viability of bio-based base stock to which different nanoparticles were incorporated for engine piston-ring-cylinder-liner interaction.

In industry, owners, engineers and workers have struggled with lubricant degradation and its effects on their equipment.

Those working with tribology often have a background in mechanical engineering, while people working with lubricant development have a chemistry/chemical engineering background.

This volume comprises the expert contributions from the invited speakers at the 17th International Conference on Thin Films (ICTF 2017), held at CSIR-NPL, New Delhi, India.