Tribology For Energy Ts34h Book

	Introduction
	A Role for Tribology in Life Cycle Design	3
	Fuel Economy Improvement by Engine and Gear Oils	13
	Engine Oil Fuel Efficiency - Practical Issues	25
	Some Challenges to Tribology Posed by Energy Efficient Technology	35
	Nano-rheology of Polyisoprene Solutions Confined Between Two Solid Surfaces	51
	Boundary Conditions in Fractionated Lubication	63
	Thermal Degradation of Greases and the Effect on Lubrication Performance	75
	Wear Due to Debris Particles in Rolling Bearing Contacts	87
	Wear Behaviour of Synchronisers in Relation to a Duty Parameter	95
	Preliminary Study of the Tribological Performance of Surface Coatings Under Different Slide-to Roll Ratios and Lubricated Condition	103
	Four Great Challenges Confronting our Understanding and Modeling of Sliding Friction	117
	Observations of Frictional Behaviour of MoS[subscript 2] and Dependence on Surface Roughness Orientation	129
	Role of Mechanical Properties in the friction and Transfer Behaviour of anisotropic PET Base Films	139
	Physical Characterization of the Anti-wear Performance of Phosphate Coatings. Application to Engine Tappets	151
	Developments of Fretting Sliding Criteria to Quantify the Local Friction Coefficient Evolution Under Partial Slip Conditions	161
	Analysis of Mixed Lubrication of Dynamically Loaded Journal Bearings Including Non-Newtonian Effects and Mass Conserving Cavitation	175
	Spring Supported Thrust Bearings for Hydroelectric Generators: Influence of Oil Viscosity on Power Loss	187
	Shock Absorption by Oil Films Applicable to Bearing and Seal Parts of Hydraulic Equipment	195
	Optimization of Oil Flow Rate and Oil Film Temperature Rise in High Speed Hydrodynamic Journal Bearings	205
	Tilting Pad Thrust bearing Tests - Influence of Oil Flow Rate on Power Loss and Temperatures	211
	Elastohydrodynamic Lubricant Film Shape - Comparison Between Experimental and Theoretical Results	221
	The Evolution of Lubricant Film Defects in the Starved Regime	233
	Starvation in Ball Bearing Lubricated by Oil and Air Lubrication System	243
	Starved Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication of the Rib-Roller End Contact in Tapered Roller Bearings : Film Thickness, Traction and Moments	253
	Specifying Surface Roughness for Spur and Helical Gears	267
	Experimental Studies of Dynamic Sliding Wear for PEHL Contacts	275
	"Bi-Gaussian" Representation of Worn Surface Topography in Elastic Contact Problems	281
	Effects of Surface Topography and Running-in Upon Rolling Contact Fatigue Life - Evaluation of Plasticity Index	291
	Effect of Surface Roughness on Friction Loss Between Cam and Follower	301
	Energy Conservation Through Surface Engineering	311
	Energy Saving Through Extended Component Life	319
	The Impact on Tribological Issues of Energy Conservation in Metal Forming Operations	327
	Modelling of Friction in the Simulation of Metal Machining	337
	Optimisation of Wall Friction in Food Processing	347
	Behaviour of Diamond Coatings on Cutting Tools	357
	The characterisation of Die Friction as a Means to Reduce Component Machining and Attain Near-Net Shape Form	365
	Tribologists and 'Greening' of Materials Technology	373
	Analysis of the Fretting Behaviour of a Glass/Epoxy Interface	379
	Methodology of Characterisation of the Raceway/Lubricant/Ball Contacts Submitted to Vibrations and Degraded by False Brinelling	389
	Influence of the Nature and Size of Solid Particles on the Indentation Features in EHL Contacts	399
	Relationship between Acoustic Emission Source Position and Spalling Position in Radial Rolling Bearings	413
	Real-Time Condition Monitoring of Mechanical Face Seal	423
	Wear Debris Analysis of Condition Monitoring of Gears	431
	Condition Based Maintenance - The Benefits of Counting the Cost	443
	The Effect of the Viscosity-Pressure Behaviour of Lubricants on the Film Thickness in Elastohydrodynamically Lubricated Line Contacts	455
	Elastohydrodynamic Friction Behaviour of Polyalphaolefin Blends	465
	Preliminary Investigation of the Influence of Temperature on the Limiting Shear Strength of Lubricant Films Using a Sliding Wedge Test	477
	A Tribological Study of Roller Follower Valve Trains. Part 1 : A Theoretical Study with a Numerical Lubrication Model Considering Possible Sliding	489
	A Sensitivity Analysis of the Influences of the Design and Operational Parameters on Frictional Losses of Ring Packs in an Internal Combustion Engine	501
	AES Investigation of the Transfer and Chemical Behaviour of MoS[subscript 2] in Rolling Contacts	515
	Wet Friction Materials for the Continuous Slip Torque Converter Clutch - Fuel Economy Improvement of Passenger Cars Equipped with Automatic Transmission	527
	The Reduction of Friction in Axially Non-Cylindrical Journal Bearings Using Grooved Bearing Shells	535
	Written Discussion	545
	List of Delegates	565