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Macroscale Applications in Tribology

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This chapter addresses some of the basic mechanical and chemical issues affecting tribology in a broad range of macroscale applications such as space; automotive; rail transport; earthmoving, mining, and mineral processing; marine equipment; and gas and steam turbines. Many of the featured system’s successes rely on understanding and solving tribological issues involving friction, lubrication, and wear of mating components. In many instances, solutions require a multidisciplinary approach to achieve the desired efficiency, reliability, compliance, and safety necessary to ensure economical and feasible operation. The presented topics were chosen to illustrate the broad range and importance that tribology plays beyond the traditional industrial and manufacturing applications, as well as to illustrate the numerous encounters of tribology in our lives.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA

    Carlton J. Reeves & Tien-Chien Jen

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA

    Pradeep L. Menezes & Michael R. Lovell

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Pradeep L. Menezes

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Michael Nosonovsky

  3. Department of Marine Engineering, Texas A&M University, Galveston, Texas, USA

    Sudeep P. Ingole

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

    Satish V. Kailas

  5. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Michael R. Lovell

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Reeves, C.J., Menezes, P.L., Lovell, M.R., Jen, TC. (2013). Macroscale Applications in Tribology. In: Menezes, P., Nosonovsky, M., Ingole, S., Kailas, S., Lovell, M. (eds) Tribology for Scientists and Engineers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1945-7_26

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