MCL748
| MCL748 | |
|---|---|
| Tribological Systems Design | |
| Credits | 4 |
| Structure | 3-0-2 |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Overlaps | |
MCL748 : Tribological Systems Design
[edit]Lubrication, Friction and Wear aspects in Design; Tribological Surfaces – Measures of Roughness and associated mechanisms of Lubrication, Regimes of Lubrication; Boundary lubrication and lubricants. Friction and wear at different length scales. Viscosity - its representation and measurement, apparent viscosity. Selection of Bearings - Rubbing, Fluid Film, Rolling Element. Lubricants - Types and Selection, Bearing Design - Rubbing, Fluid Film Journal and Thrust, Dynamically Loaded, Rolling Element, Design of lubrication Systems. Introduction to maintenance of Bearings, Seals, Linear Bearing Design, Slideways. Material considerations for selected tribological applications.