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F+L Week 2015 | 10-13 March 2015
PRE-CONFERENCEWORKSHOP
Tuesday 10 March 09:00 | 17:30
Fundamentals of
Tribology and Basics of
Lubrication
Tuesday 10 March 9:00 | 10:30
WILFRIED BARTZ
Technische Akademie Esslingen
1. Introduction
Definitionoffriction(Slidingandrollingfriction)
Mechanism of friction processes
Friction: Dependencies and laws
Wear: Definition and processes
Abrasion
Scuffing
Fatigue
Corrosion
Mechanisms of wear
Measuring of wear
Topography of surfaces
Surface roughness
Thickness of surface layers
Influences on friction and wear
Friction and wear behaviour of materials
2. Lubrication
Dry friction
Boundary friction
Mixed lubrication friction
Elastohydrodynamic friction
Hydrodynamic friction
3. Relationship between lubrication,
friction and wear
4. Basics of Lubricants:
Main functions of lubricants
Lubricant types
Mineral oils: composition and structure,
properties, production processes, con-
ventional and unconventional mineral
oils, properties and application.
Synthetic oils: Definition – main types
and properties – applications. Environ-
mentally acceptable lubricants.
Additives: Types and application
Solid lubricants
Lubricating greases
WilfriedBartz isaconsulting
engineerfor lubricants
application inthemineraloil
industryandthedirectorofthe
tribologyand lubrication
departmentatthe InstituteofOilResearchand
Engineering.AttheTechnischeAkademie
Esslingen,Wilfriedworkedonthedevelopment
andtestingof lubricantsasascientificdirector
anddepartmentheadandadditionally
coordinatedthe InternationalColloquia
“Tribology,”“Fuels”and“Nano-Tribology.”
Wilfried has also been an honorary pro-
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