open access Archives - About Tribology

An Open Access Tribology journal is launched

14.05.2018 TriboNet

Chief Editors Professor Valentin Popov and Dr. Roman Pohrt will foster multidisciplinary knowledge exchanges on tribology — a subject integral to any system with moving parts. Tribology — the study of friction and wear — […]

Sports Tribology

05.07.2021

Tribology is a term used to define combination of friction, wear and lubrication. Tribology has been used in various fields to improve reliability and longevity of systems. Sports engineering applies engineering disciplines like mathematics, [...]
A two-body abrasive wear model as a contact-induced fracture process

14.10.2019

A recent work by the researchers from Leibniz University Hannover presents a 3-D framework for simulation of contact-driven-fracture processes (like abrasive wear) in filled elastomers. Modeling of material removal processes, like wear, to this day [...]
“Car 2020” and Tribology Research

16.02.2016

Friction has been a challenge for the mankind throughout the whole history since it resists the motion. It resists the transportation of goods. And transportation shares 20% of the global energy consumption and approximately 18% [...]
Tribology in Rail wheel

07.08.2023

Introduction The study of tribology at the wheel-rail interface holds immense significance in both scientific and industrial realms, primarily due to its critical implications for safety and economic considerations. An intriguing observation from an analysis [...]
Impact of ageing on grease in rolling bearings

02.05.2022

Introduction Bearings can be considered as the most vital machine elements, with over 50 million of them being operated around the globe at any given time. In general most of these rolling bearings (which are [...]