• About Us
  • Tribology Events
  • Study Tribology
  • Tribology Wikipedia
  • Calculators
  • Tribometer
  • Tribology Journals
  • Downloads
About Tribology

About Tribology

  • Home
  • General Topics
  • Advanced Materials
  • Computational Tribology
  • Atomistic Tribology
  • Bio Tribology
  • Downloads
Homesurface

surface

General Topics

Introduction to Sealing Technology

18.01.2021 F. Xavier Borras 609 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. […]

Featured Video

Recent Comments

  • MAcostaTribonet on Contact Pressure For Rough Surfaces: A Tutorial
  • MAcostaTribonet on Contact Pressure For Rough Surfaces: A Tutorial
  • tribonet on Contact Pressure For Rough Surfaces: A Tutorial
  • MAcostaTribonet on Contact Pressure For Rough Surfaces: A Tutorial

Popular Wikis

  • Hertzian contact equations for elliptical, spherical and cylindrical contacts
  • Hertzian contact theory
  • Wear
  • Fretting, fretting corrosion and fretting mechanisms
  • Pin on Disk Test
  • Fatigue Wear
  • Reynolds Equation: Derivation and Solution
  • Galling
  • Bio-Inspired Surface Replication
  • Nanotribology
  • Superlubricity
  • Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication (EHL): Theory and Definition
  • Friction
  • Coefficient of Friction
  • Oil Viscosity Index and Viscosity Temperature Relation
  • Adhesive Wear
  • Abrasive Wear
  • Corrosive Wear
  • Laws of Friction
  • Wear Particles
  • What is EHD film thickness?
  • Tribochemistry
  • Archard Wear Equation
  • Engine Bearing
  • Pressure-Viscosity Coefficient and Characteristics of Lubricants
  • Tribometers
  • Elastic Deformation
  • Greenwood and Williamson Contact Model
  • Hydrodynamic Lubrication (HL): Theory and Definition
  • Power Spectral Density of Rough Surfaces
  • Plastic Deformation at Microscale
  • Generalized Reynolds Equation: Derivation
  • Analytical Solution of Reynolds Equation: Grubin's Approximation
  • Grease
  • Tribology
  • Four Ball Tester
  • What Are Lubricants?
  • Coefficients of Kinetic and Static Friction
  • Boundary Lubrication
  • Friction Coefficient Tables in Air and Vacuum
  • Triboelectricity
  • Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants
  • Rolling Contact Fatigue
  • Triboluminescence

Search in Tribology Wikipedia


Newsletter Sing Up

Articles in Pictures

  • Graphene Atoms
  • HydratedLayerLubrication
  • surface texture
  • electric vehicles
  • glycerol_superlubricity_MD
  • Image result for machine learning and oil analysis
  • medical textiles

More to Read

  • recuperative breaking

    Regenerative Brakes and Tribology

    01.07.2019 1,008 Views
    Brakes are essential components in today’s mobile society. Today, most vehicles incorporate a combination of frictional and regenerative brakes. Frictional Brakes Frictional brakes are typically hydraulic, utilizing hydraulic fluid take the pressure from the brake [...]
  • Adhesive contact

    Should the contact area really increase due to sliding, and why this is never observed?

    14.08.2019 2,716 Views
    Abstract A paper by Menga, Carbone & Dini (MCD) recently published in prestigeous journal, suggests that in the contact with adhesion, the effect of tangential forces, and in particular of shear stresses assumed constant at [...]
  • glaciers flow

    Modeling Ice Friction

    13.05.2019 622 Views
    Glaciers and Ice Friction Glaciers are comprised of snow accumulated over many years and compressed into large ice masses. Formed when snow remains in a location long enough to form ice, glaciers are unique in [...]
  • Graphene-Nanosheet

    Controlling friction of graphene

    02.02.2017 850 Views
    Graphene, a wonder just one atom thick material, shows incredible wear-resistance and super low friction levels. This behavior is ascribed to its low inter-layer shear properties and high normal load carrying capabilities. However, in many [...]
  • viscosity of the earth's mantle

    Measuring viscosity in the Earth's Mantle

    07.09.2020 343 Views
    The earth seems to be fairly solid as we stand on its surface. We stand on solid ground and do not sink through the floors in our homes. However, underneath that solid-looking crust are layers [...]
  • Sign Up
  • About Us
  • Contacts
  • Contributing Writers
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Writing Articles
  • Downloads

© 2016-2021 tribonet

Skip to toolbar
  • Log In
  •   Register