MOL-81017 Introduction to Tribology, 5 cr
Person responsible
Arto Lehtovaara
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| MOL-81017 2019-01 | 3 |
Reza Bayat Panagiotis Korkos 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 can apply them to the dimensioning of basic contact types. The student will find out trend lines between the basic theories presented in lectures and experiments carried out in laboratory. The student identifies effects of tribology on sustainable development.
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 based on exam (100 %), Laboratory training and exercises as approved / fail basis before the exam. 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 | Arto Lehtovaara | Yes |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| MOL-81017 Introduction to Tribology, 5 cr | MOL-81016 Introduction to Tribology, 3 cr |