Undergraduate Course in Tribology

We teach an undergraduate course 'Tribology of Machine Elements'. The aim is to familiarise engineering students with the basic concepts of tribology which would be useful in choosing and designing various tribological machine elements like bearings, gears, cams and seals.

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Course Outline:

Introduction to Tribology - Tribological Failure Analysis
Wear Analysis Process
Wear Mechanisms
Surface Examination and Characterisation
Contact Mechanics
Roughness, hardness, friction
Wear Testing
Wear Modelling and Mapping
Surface Engineering
Lubrication and Lubricants: Properties of Lubricants
Lubrication and Lubricants: Lubrication Regimes
Lubrication and Lubricants: Design of Lubricants
Hydrodynamic Lubrication: Reynold’s Equation
Hydrodynamic Lubrication: Fluid Wedges & Pad Bearings
Hydrodynamic Lubrication: Plain Journal Bearings
Elasto-hydrodynamic Lubrication

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