Tribology Mechanical Engineering Technology

Tribology Mechanical Engineering Technology

Tribology

Tribology is the study of friction, wear and lubrication of interacting surfaces in relative motion. Tribological contacts can be found in all mechanisms, whether mechanical or biological. Friction gives rise to energy loss and wear gives rise to failure.

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- Provides details of the CRATER program, a European Union funded project aimed at developing a standard micro scale abrasion test procedure for evaluating the resistance to abrasive wear of both soft and hard coatings.
- Consulting services provided in the areas of friction, wear, and lubrication.
- A good access point to the tribological research activities of the NPL's Surface Technology Group. Information on publications and technical workshops is provided.
- A useful source of precision ceramic balls for tribological test applications
- Consultants with rolling element bearing design, failure analysis, and expert witness. Also, developers of bearing analysis software. Includes list of seminars and publications.
- Provides engineering consulting support aimed at improving products by identifying, managing and running durability tests that accurately access the processes of wear and fatigue.
- The NCT is set up to support industry through consultancy, research, development and training and is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and scientists including experts in materials, failure analysis, surface engineering, corrosion, wear, m
- Tribo-Fatigue - the science concerned with wear-fatigue damages and fractures of active systems of machines and equipment
- The European expert cluster for friction, wear and lubrication, with partners all over Europe, helping industry to solve their friction and wear problems and develop new ideas.
- The site is a short overview of Reynolds' lubrication theory based on physical arguments and order of magnitude analysis.
- Provides links to key tribology research staff at the Woodruff School of Engineering
- Tribology consultants focusing on design evaluation, failure investigation, engineering training and expert witness services.
- Offering consulting services in tribological test design and the Plint range of tribology test machines and instruments
- Research group on surface engineering and tribology. Investigating self-lubricating coatings and bulk materials, tribo-reactive materials, tribo-corrosion and fretting problems in engineering applications. Coordinator: Prof Dr Ir Jean-Pierre Celis
- Access point for the TriCORR Network, which was established to link researchers interested in tribo-corrosion.
- Research activities include development of materials (coatings and ceramics) and surface treatments for wear resistant and low friction surfaces. Consultancy and tribological testing services are also provided.
- Surface characterisation by nano indentation and nano scratch method to determine hardness and adhesion of coating.
- Offers short-term, collaborative tribology R&D projects with U.S. industry and universities through the HTML User Program at ORNL. Emphasis on tribo-testing materials and surface treatments.
- Technical association providing industrial interchange of today's fast-moving developments in lubrication theory and practice.
- Battelle's Tribology Group performs specialized testing, computational modeling and simulation analysis associated with tribological systems for various market sectors.
- Interactive presentations, videos, and lectures on specialized topics in tribology.
- A web site providing a forum for students and lecturers to share ideas on tribology research. The site also includes useful software for calculating a wide range tribological contact conditions.

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