Tribology & Lubrication Technology
February 2024

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FEATURES

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS (STLE MEMBER BONUS CONTENT)
New horizons for aerospace tribology
An in-depth study of lessons learned creates a fresh start for tribology engineering design.

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Wilson Zaabel
This technical sales engineer for King Industries discusses lubricants and his career in the industry.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS
Compressor lubrication fundamentals
There are details to watch out for when lubricating a compressor.

WEBINAR 

Surface roughness measurements designed for performance prediction
Surface roughness strongly affects friction, adhesion, hydrophobicity and other material properties, but quantifying roughness is far from simple.

FEATURE 

Synthetic esters: Beyond base oils
They hold tremendous promise for electric vehicle applications, especially in terms of electrical and thermal properties.

TECH BEAT I 

Energy storage using pumped storage hydropower
A new approach has the potential to overcome three issues that make it challenging to build these systems.

TECH BEAT II 

New insight into the Fischer-Tropsch reaction
Experimental work identifying that the reaction exhibits an oscillation effect was verified by theoretical analysis.

TECH BEAT III 

Controlling the flammability of fuel
A minimum applied voltage of 6V is required to produce a volatile, flammable species from a nonvolatile ionic liquid.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Electric vehicles
Readers share their insights on electric vehicles.

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COLUMNS

AUTOMOTIVE TRIBOLOGY
The future of electric vehicle technology

CUTTING EDGE
Reducing friction in reducing environments

MACHINERY
More on PFAS

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