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Book Synopsis

A Tribology Casebook is different to other engineering books in that it describes what actually happens under real life operating conditions. By presenting a collection of incidents drawn from practice, this book illustrates the practical issues and problem solving approaches needed to deal with real situations that engineers are likely to come across in their working lives.

CONTENTS INCLUDE:

  • Aeration foaming, and contamination of lubricating oils by water in service
  • Analysis techniques
  • Boundary lubricating properties of polyglycols
  • Climatic effects
  • Condition monitoring: temperature measurement
  • Corrosive wear
  • Crankcase explosions
  • Fires and explosions in air compressors and compressed air systems
  • Lubrication in other environments than air
  • Manufacturers are not always right
  • Materials for plain bearings
  • Mechanical seals
  • Plant memory and myths


Table of Contents

Aeration foaming, and contamination of lubricating oils by water in service

Analysis techniques

Boundary lubricating properties of polyglycols

Climatic effects

Condition monitoring: temperature measurement

Corrosive wear

Crankcase explosions

Fires and explosions in air compressors and compressed air systems

Lubrication in other environments than air

Manufacturers are not always right

Materials for plain bearings

Mechanical seals

Plant memory and myths

A Tribology Casebook

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 1 January 1996
      ISBN-13 9781860580413
      978-1860580413
      ISBN-10 1860580416
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      Tribology (friction and lubrication)

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A Tribology Casebook is different to other engineering books in that it describes what actually happens under real life operating conditions. By presenting a collection of incidents drawn from practice, this book illustrates the practical issues and problem solving approaches needed to deal with real situations that engineers are likely to come across in their working lives.

      CONTENTS INCLUDE:

      • Aeration foaming, and contamination of lubricating oils by water in service
      • Analysis techniques
      • Boundary lubricating properties of polyglycols
      • Climatic effects
      • Condition monitoring: temperature measurement
      • Corrosive wear
      • Crankcase explosions
      • Fires and explosions in air compressors and compressed air systems
      • Lubrication in other environments than air
      • Manufacturers are not always right
      • Materials for plain bearings
      • Mechanical seals
      • Plant memory and myths


      Table of Contents

      Aeration foaming, and contamination of lubricating oils by water in service

      Analysis techniques

      Boundary lubricating properties of polyglycols

      Climatic effects

      Condition monitoring: temperature measurement

      Corrosive wear

      Crankcase explosions

      Fires and explosions in air compressors and compressed air systems

      Lubrication in other environments than air

      Manufacturers are not always right

      Materials for plain bearings

      Mechanical seals

      Plant memory and myths

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