Wiki Tag: Amonton’s laws

Laws of Friction

12.08.2019 tribonet

Amonton’s laws of friction are categorized as the classical version of friction laws which have highly been accepted by the engineers dealing with friction. Guillaume Amontons has earned his name in the field of physics […]

Sharp knives - high friction

28.02.2018

Trying to slice a tomato into thin slices with a dull knife can get a little scary. The harder the knife must be pressed downward before the skin is broken is directly related to the [...]
After the Mystery of Rotary Lip Seals

07.02.2017

Lip seals compete with mechanical face seals in sealing oil or grease in rotary shaft applications. Under certain running conditions both kinds of seals can be used however, the latter ones are generally used for [...]
Slow-Moving Earthquakes

03.02.2020

The scientific theory of plate tectonics (a word derived from the Greek word tectonicus which means ‘pertains to building’) describes the large-scale motion of the seven or eight major plates (the number depends on how [...]
Can full film occur when Lambda = 0.6?

12.04.2021

The holy grail of tribologists studying lubricated systems is often to predict the contact lifespan. For this purpose, you can compute the minimum film thickness separating the two bodies… but only if you make the [...]
Tribology Trends and Challenges in Electric Vehicles: Short Summary

14.09.2020

Electric vehicles, while often considered a new phenomenon, have existed since the 1800s. At that point in time, electric vehicles outnumbered gasoline powered vehicles for many reasons. Electric vehicles did not have the same vibration, [...]