Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 53 Issue 4

A computational estimation of the critical rotational speed for finite hydrodynamically lubricated journal bearings

C.N. Pandazaras, G.P. Petropoulos

Presents theoretical results regarding the computational estimation of the critical rotational speed in smooth or of negligible roughness and waviness hydrodynamically lubricated…

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication study of hard rolling contact using boundary element method

M.H. Onsa, S.M. Sapuan, S. Basri, M.M.H. Megat Ahmad, M.A. Maleque

Presents a study on the application of boundary element method (BEM) to the solution of elastohydrodynamic lubricated hard rolling contacts in comparison with a solution using…

Research on purifying emulsion using electromagnetic technique and its control system

Dong Wang, Zhuangyun Li, Yuquan Zhu, Lijun He

The dynamic process of purifying emulsion using electromagnetic technique has been analyzed and studied via dynamics principles in this paper. Based on results, the purification…

Lubricant influence on flange wear in sharp railroad curves

Patric Waara

Since the middle of the 1970s, lubrication of the high rail flange has been used to reduce wear rates. Field tests have been taking place since 1997 to evaluate the differences in…

Austrian Federal President honours ITC President

Ambersil gets ready for Europe

Surface technology breakthrough to transform world ball valve market

Forthcoming events

International Tribology Council is on the Web

Editorial

John Taylor

Smart software for smart rheometer

Teflon PFA upgraded: tougher parts for handling high purity fluids