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| Introduction |
| Over a fourteen-year period Wedeven Associates,
Inc. has participated in highly challenging R&D tribology
projects in aerospace and other industries. The practical knowledge
gained, along with the testing capability developed, has resulted
in a unique approach to tribology development. Tribology is
taught from a systems perspective - "Systematic Tribology".
A one or two-day courses on this subject are periodically given
at Wedeven Associates, Inc. For information and enrollment in
the next course, please contact the company. The Systematic
Tribology course is also given off site at customer locations.
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| Overview |
| This course teaches a systematic approach
to the development and application of tribology technology,
which has been developed through activities supporting aerospace,
industrial and automotive industries. Complex tribology phenomena
are reduced to easy-to-understand concepts for engineering application.
This course explains lubrication and failure mechanisms controlling
performance and it illustrates methods to assemble material
and lubricant technologies for component function. An understanding
of tribology as a system allows a functional integration of
tribology technologies for the 21st century. |
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Fundamental
Mechanisms of Lubrication |
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Classes of mechanical contacts |
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Surface phenomena of mechanical contacts |
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The seven miracles of hydrodynamic and EHD mechanisms |
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Friction and traction |
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Pressure-viscosity characteristics |
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Video demonstration of EHD and surface film-forming
mechanisms |
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Failure
Mechanisms |
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The structural elements of a tribo-system |
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Competitive and interactive modes of wear, scuffing
and fatigue |
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Life and durability characteristics of bearing,
gear and other components |
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Concept
of Systematic Tribology |
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Life and durability controlled by
four interactive technologies |
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Topographical and chemical "run-in" |
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Pathways to failure |
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Explanation of wear and scuffing failure modes |
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Connecting the micro-world of tribology with
engineering parameters |
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Building
Tribology Technology for the 21st Century |
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Status of lubricant and material technologies
in practical systems |
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Performance and qualification of jet engine oils
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Design by "capturing mechanisms" |
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Building the structural elements of a tribo-system |
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Case study |
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Compatibility of materials and lubricants and
a systematic testing and development approach |
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Open discussion of topics of mutual interest |
For more information, contact Wedeven Associates, Inc. (610) 356-7161
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