Tribology & Lubrication Technology
October 2023

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FEATURES

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS (STLE MEMBER BONUS CONTENT)
Six varnish myth busters
Persistent misinformation can sabotage efforts to prevent varnish.

EDITORS' RETROSPECTIVE
Editors' Retrospective
During the past 20 years, four STLE members have served as TLT editor. Each speaks about their personal experiences with the magazine.

TLT INSIGHTS 

Thoughts on TLT
Readers share their thoughts about TLT.

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With STLE United Kingdom Student Chapter
STLE’s newest student chapter discusses why they started the chapter and what they plan on doing in the future.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS 

Bearings
The best lubrication regime depends on the type of bearing and the application in which it is used.

WEBINAR 

Test methods for evaluation of electric vehicle drivetrain fluids
Today’s tests for electric vehicle drivetrain lubricants and cooling fluids are a mixture of standard methods, their adaptations, in-house methods and new methods under development.

COVER STORY
The end of PFAS
With the current phasing out and probable end of most PFAS applications, time is running out to come up with replacement lubricants and associated products.

FEATURE 

Surface engineering of rolling contact elements
Experts share concurrent findings on the influence of surface properties, recent developments and future directions.

TECH BEAT I 

Superlubricity in a common bearing system
Disk-on-flat reciprocating sliding tests were conducted with a carbon nanotube-coated stainless steel disk under MQL conditions.

TECH BEAT II 

New approach for removing PFAS from spent filter media
Greater than 90% of PFAS present in spent filter media can be removed in less than 40 seconds of high-frequency induction heating.

TECH BEAT III 

Production of synthesis gas from carbon dioxide using solar energy
This newly developed process has the potential to offer a sustainable pathway for producing gas-to-liquid base stocks using the Fischer Tropsch process.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Bearings and bearing lubrication
Readers share their insights on bearings and bearing lubrication.

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