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Reducing wind turbine operating costs through a statistical approach

27.06.2017 tribonet 1,117 Views

Summary Taking a statistical approach to the condition monitoring of wind turbines is helping wind energy operators control their operation and maintenance costs. SKF is using its wealth of knowledge and considerable database about thousands […]

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

11.01.2021 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 [...]
Sticky toe pads of lizards and evolution

31.10.2017 4,006 Views

Gecko hanging on glass by one foot Travis Hagey, Michigan State University evolutionary biologist, shows how different groups of lizards – geckos and anoles – took two completely different evolutionary paths to developing the beneficial [...]
Elmer: An Open Source Finite Elements Software

29.06.2017 4,310 Views

There are nowadays some Open Source Finite Elements packages available online, just to cite some: Calculix, Salome-Meca (with Code Aster), Z88 Aurora, Elmer, etc. The gap between the paid software (Ansys, Comsol, Abaqus, LS-DYNA,…) and the open source packages is still big, [...]
No Friction - Bad Earthquake

02.05.2017 1,976 Views

It is a common trope in disaster movies: an earthquake strikes, causing the ground to rip open and swallow people and cars whole. The gaping earth might make for cinematic drama, but earthquake scientists have [...]
White etching cracks

29.01.2018 4,124 Views

Today, bearing failure due to rolling contact fatigue is generally a rare occurrence, and the ﬁnal achieved service life of rolling bearings is usually well in excess of the calculated rating life. There are instances, [...]