Total Tribology

A "Tribology in Practice Series" (TIPS) title.

Total Tribology is a term coined to express the practice of considering tribology at all stages of the lifecycle of interface components to reduce the impact of wear and improve the lubrication of machinery. It emphasises that tribology can be applied to improve aspects of machine performance at all stages of their lifecycle from design, through manufacture, usage, and finally, disposal.

Viewing the total picture of lubrication and wear offer tremendous opportunities such as reducing the loss of energy due to excessive friction and wear, reducing the overall use of lubricants, extending the useful life of equipment and components, reducing costly down-time of equipment and machinery.

Highly respected experts have written specially commissioned chapters to explore and explain the elements of tribology which complement the Total Tribology approach, representing the latest thoughts on tackling wear and lubrication problems.

CONTENTS INCLUDE:

• The possible impact of tribology on future machine design
• Materials in tribology – opportunities and challenges
• Trends in lubrication
• Use of solid lubricants
• The role of tribology in manufacturing processes
• Porous ceramic water hydrostatic bearings
• Design of abrasive machining processes
• On the lubrication of power plants
• Tribology in aerospace
• Friction prediction and cold starting of diesel engines.

The Practice of Considering Tribology at all Stages of the Life Cycle of Interface Components

The Possible Impact of Tribology on Future Machine Design

Foresight

The Experience of the Materials Panel and The Potential for Total Tribology

Materials in Tribology

Opportunities and Challenges

Hard Tribological Coatings: Developments and Applications

Trends in Lubrication

Trends in fluid lubrication

Use of Solid Lubricants

Tribology

A Key Element in Condition Monitoring

The role of Tribology in Manufacturing Processes

Product design for process capability

Porous Ceramic Water Hydrostatic Bearings

Design of Abrasive Machining Processes

Metal-working fluids and Some of Their Environmental Impacts

Ecological and Cost-efficient Solutions for Metal Cutting Fluids and Machine Tool Lubrication

On the Lubrication of Power Plants

Tribology in Aerospace

A Tribological Tour of the Internal Combustion Engine

Friction Prediction and Cold Starting of Diesel Engines

Ian Sherrington and W. B. Rowe are the authors of Total Tribology: Towards an Integrated Approach, published by Wiley.