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Campus
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SMME
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Programs
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PG
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Session
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Spring Semester 2017
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Course Title
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Engine Tribology
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Course Code
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ME-824
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Credit Hours
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3-0
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Pre-Requisutes
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None
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Course Objectives
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The objective is to create an awareness of the importance of tribology in design and selection of machine elements.
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Detail Content
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Overview and preliminaries
Course Overview, Surface Topography, Physico-Chemical Aspects of Solid Surfaces, Surface Interactions.
Mechanics of solid contacts
Elastic Contacts, Elastoplastic Contacts, Fracture.
Friction
Laws of Friction, Mechanisms of Friction, Friction Space, Stiction, Stick Slip, Surface Temperature.
Wear
Adhesive Wear, Delamination Wear, Fretting Wear, Abrasive Wear, Erosive Wear, Corrosive Wear, Mild and Severe Oxidational Wear, Melt Wear, Wear-Mechanism Maps.
Lubrication
Boundary Lubrication, Solid-Film Lubrication, Mixed Lubrication, Hydrodynamic Lubrication, Hydrostatic Lubrication.
Nanoscale tribology
Interatomic Interactions, Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), Challenges of Tribological Testing at Small Scales.
Tribological testing
Common Geometries, Instrumentation and Methods Used for Testing, Influences of Test Parameters.
Engine Component Tribology
Tribological Performance of piston and cylinder assembly, Valves and valves trains and Engine bearings.
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Text/Ref Books
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Engineering Tribology by J.A. Williams, Oxford University Press
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Time Schedule
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Spring Semester 2017
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Faculty/Resource Person
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Dr Riaz A Mufti
PhD (University of leeds) UK
Specialization: Automotive Engineering
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