Nanolubricants
Nanotechnology has gifted the mankind with particles which are much smaller yet more powerful as they exhibit superior mechanical, electrical, optical properties as compared to the micro particles. It has been reported that the bulk properties of materials can be...
Slurry Tribology – Tribology of drilling fluids and fracturing fluids
In technical terminology, a slurry is a mixture of solid particles in a liquid that can be readily pumped. The following article describes the use of tribology in understanding slurry-related wear prevalent in drilling operations. Non-productive time (NPT) is an...
