MOL-81016 Introduction to Tribology, 3 cr
Person responsible
Arto Lehtovaara
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| MOL-81016 2018-01 | 3 |
Arto Lehtovaara Matti Savolainen |
Accepted laboratory training and after that accepted examination |
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to identify and name the essential definitions and basic theories related to contact, friction, wear and lubrication mechanisms in machine systems. The student will find out trend lines between the basic theories presented in lectures and experiments carried out in laboratory
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Contact between solids and surface topography | Contact between rough surfaces | |
| 2. | Friction mechanism | Friction - non-metallic materials | |
| 3. | Wear mechanism | ||
| 4. | Lubricants and lubrication mechanism | Lubricant flow in contact - Reynolds equation in detail | |
| 5. | Tribological properties of materials |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Grading 0-5. Examination 100 %, Laboratory training as approved / fail basis. Requirements for completing the course are in the General info tab.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Engineering Tribology | Stachowiak G W et al | Butterworth-Heinemann 2014 | No | ||
| Book | Tribologia - Kitka, Kuluminen ja Voitelu | S. Kivioja, S. Kivivuori, P. Salonen | Otatieto, Hakapaino Oy, Helsinki 2010 | No | ||
| Lecture slides | Introduction to Tribology | Lehtovaara | Yes |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| MOL-81016 Introduction to Tribology, 3 cr | MOL-81017 Introduction to Tribology, 5 cr | |
| MOL-81016 Introduction to Tribology, 3 cr | MOL-81010 Introduction to Tribology, 3 cr |