Tribology & Lubrication Technology
 January 2009

 

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FEATURES

20 MINUTES

20 Minutes With Dr. Arup Ganopadhyay
This Ford Motor Co. engineer employs a variety of techniques to solve the automotive industry’s toughest lubrication challenges.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS

‘It’s not easy being green’
A new form of chemistry is steering the world toward environmentally friendly sustainability, but...

GUEST EDITORIAL 

History’s ultimate lube job
Greasing mechanisms on the International Space Station involved working 250 miles above Earth at 17,400 miles per hour.

BEST PRACTICES 

Dynamic gas compressors: Selecting the correct lubricant
There are two design categories, and you must thoroughly understand the workings of both before making a decision.

COVER STORY 

Nanotribology: From lab to real world
A dozen nano-products are commercially introduced each month—and lubrication issues are at the heart of nearly all of them.

TECH BEAT I 

Frictional effects in solute-solvent interactions
Researchers developed an empirical procedure to study friction using atoms as solutes instead of molecules.

TECH BEAT II 

Runway deicing fluid is environmentally friendly
Biobased products have been developed with improved compatibility with cadmium-coated metallic parts.

TECH BEAT III 

The world’s tiniest micro-turbines
One of the primary functions of these small structures is medical applications involving the brain.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Extreme lubrication job
What was your most ‘extreme’ lubrication job?

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