Webinar Series on the Fundamentals and Application of Tribology: Friction

This three-part webinar series will cover the fundamentals and application of Tribology. Speakers from Academia and Industry will cover the 3 major pillars of Tribology: Friction, Wear, and Lubrication. Each session looks to cover the fundamentals of the tribology pillar and industry case studies to outline realistic applications. The final session of the webinar series will feature a special case study on Tribology in the Orthopaedic industry.

This webinar series will be of particular benefit to early-stage career engineers across diverse industries whose educational background did not include Tribology, or those dealing with the subject for the first time.

Webinar speakers and their presentations:

Friction in Industry
• Friction Regimes
• Principles of Friction in Industry
• Case Study 1: Gearboxes
• Case Study 2: Actuator Bearings
• Case Study 3: Oven Chains
• Case Study 4: Fasteners
Christopher Dyson, Product Development Engineer, ROCOL Lubricants

What is Friction and why is it a mystery?
• Interaction with Friction in our daily lives
• The Origins of Friction and the Stribeck Curve
• Prediction of Friction: A case study
• Key points to remember
Abdullah Azam, Research Fellow, Institute of Functional Surfaces, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds