Course detail

Advanced Tribology

FSI-9EHDAcad. year: 2024/2025

The subject provides theoretical and practical knowledge regarding processes of friction, lubrication and wear which take place in machines with essential importance in its research, development and production. Attention is paid on student’s understanding of basic and advanced principles and its application to research and development of tribological systems. The subject follows up and complements content of subjects in the Master’s study in the fields of tribology, mechanics, mechanical engineering and material sciences.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Martin Hartl, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Entry knowledge

General courses on mechanics, machine design, material sciences and hydromechanics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Conditions for gaining the exam:

  • submission and defense of individual work on selected theme related to the field of contact problems, lubrication, friction or wear. The work includes theoretical description, calculations and analysis of own or published experimental results.

Absence from lessons may be compensated for according to instructions of the teacher.

Aims

Absolvents are able to analyse and solve advance problems of friction, lubrication and wear of contacts in machines. Focus is payed on improvement of abilities to understand, describe and interpret own observations of tribology experiments and simulations.

  • Ability to solve problems of tribological contact.
  • Ability to select, design and conduct appropriate tribological test.
  • Ability to apply fundamental possibilities of theoretical calculations.
  • Ability to compare results of experiments with theory, interpret results and make conclusions.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bhushan, B. Principles and Applications of Tribology. New York: John Wiley, 1999. ISBN 04-715-9407-5. (EN)
Gohar, R. Elastohydrodynamics. 2nd edition. London: Imperial College Press, 2001. ISBN 1-86094-170-2.
Gohar, R., H. Rahnejat. Fundamentals of Tribology. 1st edition. London: Imperial College Press, 2008. ISBN: 1-84816-184-0.
Stachowiak, G. W., A. W. Batchelor. Engineering Tribology. 4th edition. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014. [cit. 2019-08-30] ISBN 0123970474. [Online] Dostupná z: https://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpETE00005/engineering-tribology/engineering-tribology

Recommended reading

Dowson, D. History of Tribology. 1st edition. London: Professional Engineering Publishing, 1998. ISBN 1-86058-070-X.
Hamrock, B. J. Fundamentals of Fluid Film Lubrication. 1st edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Inc., 1994. ISBN 0-07-025956-9.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme D-KPI-P Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
  • Programme D-KPI-K Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

20 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Martin Hartl, Ph.D.

Syllabus

- Tribological system and processes. Principles and regimes of lubrication.
- Material Properties. Lubricant Rheology.
- Elastostatic Contacts. Contact between rough surfaces. Stresses and Contact Fatigue.
- Governing Equations of Fluid Film Lubrication. Theory of Conformal and Non-conforming Contacts Lubrication.
- Thermal, Transient and Abnormal Phenomena in Contacts.
- Friction and Non-linear Lubricant Behavior in Contacts. Micro-EHD lubrication and mixed EHD lubrication.
- Boundary lubrication, solid lubricants and coatings.
- Wear mechanisms and wear analysis.