Rolling Contacts

Citation

(2001), "Rolling Contacts", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 53 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt.2001.01853aae.002

Rolling Contacts

Rolling Contacts

T.A. Stolarski and S. TobeProfessional Engineering Publishing2000ISBN: 1860582966£99.00

Keywords: Tribology, Rolling, Friction

Professional Engineering Publishing are pleased to announce publication of Rolling Contacts, the second title in the Tribology in Practice Series.

This book presents a general introduction to the fundamentals of rolling friction with the emphasis on important engineering applications of rolling contacts.

Rolling friction is an age-old engineering problem – with friction and wear related problems resulting in enormous costs to industry worldwide. Rolling Contacts presents the fundamentals of rolling contacts of all types, emphasizing important engineering applications – including rolling bearings, gears, road-tyre and rail-wheel interactions, cam-tappet systems, and roll-forming of materials. Procedures and techniques of analysis developed throughout the book enhance understanding of this complex subject and help to improve the engineer's ability to design and select rolling contacts for mechanical devices and systems.

Rolling Contacts will be invaluable to practising designers, researchers, and postgraduate students. Engineering degree course students will also benefit from this book's thorough introduction to rolling contacts commonly used in practice.

T.A. Stolarski is an international authority in the field of tribology. Based at Brunel University, UK, as Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, he is widely published, having written four books as well as numerous learned society and conference papers. He also acts as technical advisor to a number of well-known companies. Many years of research collaboration with his co-author S. Tobe at the Ashikaga Institute of Technology in Japan, provided the inspiration to write this book.

The Tribology in Practice Series aims to be accesible and industry-relevant bringing the latest developments in tribological research, as well as established ideas and techniques, to bear on real engineering problems.

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