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World’s most powerful large-size bearing test centre in operation

05.10.2017 tribonet 1,172 Views

SKF has a broad portfolio of extremely powerful software for the calculation and simulation of all types of rolling bearings. Among these are highly complex systems, which can investigate bearing behaviour in a virtual environment: […]

Power generating floor from waste - thanks to triboelecric effect

12.09.2017 tribonet 787 Views

Visitors to UW–Madison’s Union South walk across a section of floor designed and installed by College of Engineering researchers to capture the energy of footsteps and turn it into usable electricity. Photo: Adrienne Nienow As […]

Determining Fatigue Wear Using Wear Particle Analysis Tools

26.06.2016 294 Views

A nice article regarding the wear particles analysis in Machinery Lubrication, look further: http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/526/fatigue-wear-particle-analysis.
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 [...]
Roughness of the solid particles controls the viscosity of suspension

28.05.2018 840 Views

The internet is full of videos of people having fun running over white slime. It almost looks as if they were walking on water. But when they stand still, they slowly begin to sink. The [...]
Zeroing in on ZDDP tribofilm growth

31.07.2017 592 Views

Models for the stress-activated growth of tribofilms from ZDDP were modified to include wear. TWO RECENT CUTTING EDGE ARTICLES reported on work that showed the growth rates of tribofilms from ZDDP were accelerated by contact [...]
Reformulating Lubricating Oils to Improve Engine Performance

14.07.2019 717 Views

Reformulating lubricating oils for the internal combustion engine could result in an improvement in the life of the oil and engine itself, according to a recent article by Dr. Pranesh Aswath. Dr. Aswath and colleagues [...]