ME560 TRIBOLOGY
| Course Code: |
5690560 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. METÝN AKKÖK |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Dry surface friction. Frictional interface and friction theories. Interface temperature during unlubricated sliding. Wear mechanism. Adhesive, abrasive, corrosive and other types of wear. Wear measurement. Properties of lubricants. Boundary lubrication. Viscosity variation with temperature and pressure. Hydrodynamic lubrication: Reynolds equation. Hydrostatic bearing design. Energy equation. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication. (S)
