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How does tribology affect you?

The following posters have been generated to explain some of the many different ways in which tribology (friction, lubrication and wear) affect your everyday life:

  1. Wheel/Rail Adhesion
  2. Wheel/Rail Friction Management
  3. Railway Wheel Wear Modelling
  4. Rail Wear and RCF
  5. Automotive Valve Recession
  6. Soot Contamination of Engines
  7. Measuring Piston Ring Film Thickness
  8. Aerospace Pin Joint Testing
  9. Electro-Mechanical Actuators
  10. Forming Tool Design
  11. Finger Friction and Grip
  12. Examination Gloves
  13. Bearing Health in Wind Turbines
  14. Polymer Rolling Bearing Durability
  15. Debris in Rolling Bearings
  16. Ultrasonic Measurement of Oil Films - A New Technique for Oil Films
  17. Ultrasonic Contact Pressure Measurement - Ultrasound & Rough Surfaces
  18. Ultrasonic Contact Pressure Measurement - Railway Contact Mechanics
  19. Electrostatic Condition Monitoring
  20. Multi-scale / Multi-physics Modelling
  21. Reduction of Friction in Oil Drilling
  22. Wind turbine gearbox bearing failures
  23. Erosion and Erosion-Corrosion

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