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How to better predict the minimum film thickness of elastohydrodynamic contacts?

11.01.2021 Jean-David Wheeler 824 Views

Let’s say you have the choice between an almost infinite lifespan device, and a device that undergoes wear and failure within a few minutes or hours of running. In most cases, you would choose the […]

Can we please get rid of the toxic copper in brake pads?

21.12.2020 1,200 Views

Whatever humanity does today, it does it on a very large scale. And the consequences are large as well! In the automotive area, I was clearly aware of CO2 emissions and global warming issues. A [...]
'Space Fabric' Links Fashion and Engineering

11.07.2017 1,465 Views

Raul Polit Casillas grew up around fabrics. His mother is a fashion designer in Spain, and, at a young age, he was intrigued by how materials are used for design. Now, as a systems engineer [...]
Introduction to Sealing Technology

18.01.2021 734 Views

Let’s start from the beginning: what is a seal? A device or material that is used to close off or fasten an opening or connection, especially to prevent the escape of a liquid or gas. [...]
On the history of elastohydrodynamics

01.02.2018 813 Views

Here we present an abstract to a paper devoted to the history of eastohydrodynamic theory and his founder – Alexander Mohrenstein-Ertel. This paper discusses in detailes the peculiar biography of the scientist and the early years of the [...]
In specially coated tubes, the more viscous liquid flows faster

25.01.2021 289 Views

The rate of flow of different types of fluids moving along pipes has critical ramifications when you consider physiological functions like the cardiovascular system. The speed of blood flow through the heart and its network [...]