Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 61 Issue 4

Design basis and hydrodynamic performance analysis of single‐screw extruders. I – polymer flow behaviour

Erdem Koç, Oğuz Demiryürek

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the hydrodynamic performance of a single‐screw extruder with special reference to metering region.

Design basis and hydrodynamic performance analysis of single‐screw extruders. II – viscous power loss

Oğuz Demiryürek, Erdem Koç

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the design dimensions in pressure or metering region of a single‐screw extruder by determining viscous power loss. The paper is the…

Pin‐on‐disk apparatus for tribological studies of polymeric materials

Thomas Ølholm Larsen, Tom Løgstrup Andersen, Bent Thorning, Martin E. Vigild

The purpose of this paper is to describe the construction of a custom‐built pin‐on‐disk (POD) apparatus based on a simple design and on important guidelines.

Tribological characteristics at running‐in of repaired tractor engines using friction modifiers

Mitko I. Nikolov, Nina N. Gospodinova, Dimitar J. Pavlov, Mitko S. Dimitrov

The purpose of this paper is to determine and compare the tribological characteristics (weight wear and friction moment) of a friction couple C45/C330 at running‐in with motor oil…

The tribological behavior of modified diamond nanoparticles in liquid paraffin

De‐Xing Peng, Yuan Kang, Cheng‐Hsien Chen, Shih‐Kang Chen Fu‐chun Shu

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the dispersion capacity and tribological behavior of liquid paraffin added by diamond nanoparticles.

A study of misaligned roughened two‐lobe hole‐entry hybrid journal bearing

J. Sharana Basavaraja, Sathish Sharma, Sathish Jain

The non‐recessed hybrid journal bearings of cylindrical type, when operating at higher rotational speeds can suffer self‐exited vibrations(oil‐whirl Instability), which can cause…

Preparation and tribology performance of nano magnetic grease

Bao Jiusheng, Zhu Zhencai, Yin Yan, Liu Shujin

The purpose of this paper is to prepare a novel nano magnetic grease with favorable lubricating performance; to contrast the tribology performance of the magnetic grease with the…

Accurate fluid dosage in a compact standalone package

Oxford Instruments launches a powerful, new, easy-to-use EDXRF spectrometer – designed for operation by anyone!

Do your hydrocarbons past the test?

New detector for Viscotek GPC/SEC allows sophisticated measurement of copolymers, polymer blends and mixtures

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