Engineering tribology

As with the previous edition, the third edition of Engineering Tribology provides a thorough understanding of friction and wear using technologies such as lubrication and special materials. Tribology is a complex topic with its own terminology and specialized concepts, yet is vitally important throu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stachowiak, G. W ((Gwidon W.))
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Batchelor, A. W ((Andrew W.))
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Boston Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann 2005
Edition:3rd ed
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
Table of Contents:
  • 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 2 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF LUBRICANTS
  • 3 LUBRICANTS AND THEIR COMPOSITION
  • 4 HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION
  • 5 COMPUTATIONAL HYDRODYNAMICS
  • 6 HYDROSTATIC LUBRICATION
  • 7 ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION
  • 8 BOUNDARY AND EXTREME PRESSURE LUBRICATION
  • 9 SOLID LUBRICATION AND SURFACE TREATMENTS
  • 10 FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTACT BETWEEN SOLIDS
  • 11 ABRASIVE, EROSIVE AND CAVITATION WEAR
  • 12 ADHESION AND ADHESIVE WEAR
  • 13 CORROSIVE AND OXIDATIVE WEAR
  • 14 FATIGUE WEAR
  • 15 FRETTING AND MINOR WEAR MECHANISMS
  • 16 WEAR OF NON-METALLIC MATERIALS
  • 17 FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN TRIBOLOGY
  • APPENDIX
  • INDEX