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Power Losses of a Rolling Bearing
Šedo, Matej ; Novotný, Pavel (referee) ; Drápal, Lubomír (advisor)
Subject of this thesis is analysis of friction power losses in rolling bearings and design and implementation of computing program. Thesis is divided into six chapters. At the beginning there is overview of different types of rolling bearings and their system of lubrication. Fundamentals of elastohydrodynamic lubrication are described together with effects that occur in lubricant. Remaining part is focused on friction in rolling bearing its sources and calculation. Other programs for computing friction losses are shown and own program is designed. Designed program is applied on bearings of chosen type and results are compared with existing models.
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Methods for improving frictional features of rubbing surfaces
Fojtík, Jakub ; Černý, Michal (referee) ; Šamánek, Otakar (advisor)
This bachelor thesis describes several methods of improving surface's tribological properties. There are many forms of tribological processes, depending on structure, geometry, material properties, relative motion and loading of system elements. The main aim is to minimize wear and friction. It can be controlled by improving surface structure, geometry and by increasing of surface roughness with coating deposition methods, chemical-heat treatment and surface texturing. These methods can be also used for reparation of degraded rubbing surfaces or for surface modification in order to establish suitable lubrication conditions. An introduction to micro/nanotribology and tribological processes in micro/nanoscale is also described in this study.
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Design of Wheel Flange Lubrication Experimental Apparatus
Nepovím, Radovan ; Dzimko, Marián (referee) ; Hartl, Martin (advisor)
The diploma thesis deals with construction design and practical realisation of experimental apparatus for investigation of wheel flange track vehicle lubrication. Experimental apparatus in full-scale uses optical interferometry for investigation of lubrication behaviour in wheel flange contact. It is an innovative approach which has not been used for such experiments so far. The aim of the following measurement with this apparatus is to determine the minimal amount of ecological lubrication in wheel flange contact under certain conditions when there is no lubrication film interruption. The apparatus enables to measure real rail wear. This work contains the apparatus description for the study of wheel flange lubrication, wheel flange contact specifications, the description of its influence on wear and acoustic emission, and a detailed description of the experimental apparatus.
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The Effect of Synovial Fluid Constituents on Friction and Lubrication of Articular Cartilage
Čípek, Pavel ; Dr. Prashant K. Sharma (referee) ; Muňoz, Anna Neus Igual (referee) ; Vrbka, Martin (advisor)
Práce se zabývá problematikou biotribologie modelu synoviálního kloubu. Cílem práce je popsat vliv složek synoviální kapaliny na formování mazacího filmu v modelu synoviálního kloubu. Práce je zaměřena na experimentální analýzu součinitele smykového tření a jeho propojení s pozorováním adsorbovaného mazacího filmu v kontaktu pomocí fluorescenční mikroskopie. Součástí práce je návrh tribometru, který umožňuje vizualizaci v průběhu experimentů. Tribometr je vyroben, kalibrován a verifikován pomocí komerčního tribometru. Dále je součástí práce návrh metodiky experimentů včetně návrhu postupu pro zpracování a hodnocení výsledků. Pro zpracování záznamu z vizualizace kontaktu byl navržen speciální software, který pracuje na principu segmentace obrazu. Poslední část práce je zaměřena na aplikaci vyvinuté metodologie spolu s nově navrženým tribometrem, což umožňuje posoudit roli složek modelové kapaliny u formování mazacího filmu v modelu synoviálního kloubu. Experimentální část je založena na měření tření za současné vizualizace kontaktu. Tato práce prezentuje originální výsledky rozšiřující oblast biotribologie synoviálního kloubu, které mohou pomoci dalšímu rozvoji účinné léčby pacientů s nemocnými klouby.
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Experimental study of artificial articular cartilage friction
Kulíšek, Vlastimil ; Ranuša, Matúš (referee) ; Rebenda, David (advisor)
Many conventional materials are used to replace damaged articular cartilage, which are beginning to be replaced by innovative biomimetic materials that mimic cartilage properties. One of these materials are poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels crosslinked by freeze-thawing and cast-drying method. These hydrogels possess similar mechanical as articular cartilage. In order to clarify the effect of kinematic conditions on the friction of hydrogels, three levels of sliding speed and load and a uniform lubricant – PBS were chosen. The coefficient of friction of the FT hydrogel decreased with increasing load. The dependence of the sliding speed did not show a uniform trend and corresponded to the adsorption-repellent model for PVA gels. The coefficient of friction of the CD hydrogel increased with increasing sliding speed according to the repulsion-adsorption model for PVA gels. The increase in load at low sliding speeds of CD hydrogel caused a slight decrease in the coefficient of friction. At the highest speed, there was an optimal load at which a low coefficient of friction was achieved. The CD hydrogel showed a lower coefficient of friction than cartilage. The FT hydrogel achieved a lower coefficient of friction than cartilage only at 5 N and 10 mm s- 1. This work contributes to the understanding of the tribological properties of PVA hydrogels.
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Effect of Surface Texturing on Friction and Film Thickness under Starved Lubrication Conditions
Ali, Fadi ; Kaneta, Motohiro (referee) ; Glovnea, Romeo (referee) ; Hartl, Martin (advisor)
Tato disertační práce se zabývá vlivem mělkých mikro-textur na tření a tloušťku filmu v mazaných nekonformních kontaktech za extrémních podmínek a za podmínek hladovění kontaktu. Měření byla realizována na tribometru v konfiguraci ball-on-disk. Kontakt byl pozorován pomocí vysokorychlostní kamery. Pro stanovení součinitele tření byl využit snímač krouticího momentu. V této studii byly popsány dva typy mikrotextur – mikrovtisky a příčné mikrodrážky. Výsledky naznačují, že za podmínek hladovění vedou mikrovtisky ke snížení tření a to díky nárůstu tloušťky mazacího filmu. Mechanismus doplňování mikrovtisků čerstvým mazivem je pravděpodobně způsoben kapilárními jevy ve vstupní oblasti. Třecí plochy s příčnými mikrodrážkami, jejichž délka byla menší než průměr Hertzova kontaktu, potom obecně vykazovaly lepší tribologické parametry ve srovnání s hladkými povrchy. Příčné mikrodrážky vedly k výraznému nárůstu tloušťky mazacího filmu za podmínek hladovění i za extrémních provozních podmínek (protisměrný pohyb). Numerické simulace přechodových jevů příčných mikrodrážek ukázaly dobrou shodu s experimentálními výsledky.
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Design of experimental device for visualization of axial forces in bolted connections
Ptáček, Tomáš ; Galas, Radovan (referee) ; Svoboda, Petr (advisor)
In the bachelor's thesis is created design experimental device that will be able to measure preload in bolted joints. The first part of thesis deals with research study of the current state of knowledge of bolted joints, depending on the use of different types of lubricants. According to informations, 3 different variants are introduced. The selected variant is described in detail with their advatnages and disadvantages. The final design is developed into technical drawing and electronic 3D models.
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The role of lubricants in sheet metal forming
Čvanda, Petr ; Novotný, Karel (referee) ; Peterková, Eva (advisor)
This project which was elaborated in the bachelor education present summary of lubricants in technology of forming. Annotation was based on belles-lettres of problematic of these lubricants in technology of forming and include individual sorts of lubricants and their applications in variety of forming operations
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Effect of femoral head size on friction and lubrication in THR
Bartošík, Jan ; Dzimko, Marián (referee) ; Vrbka, Martin (advisor)
This diploma thesis concerns itself with the experimental study of friction and lubrication in the artificial hip joint depending on the head size. Measurements were made in a hip joint simulator based on the principle of pendulum. For the friction measurements artificial joints, made from three material combinations and two diameters, from two companies were used. The measurements show that the material combination has a more significant effect to friction coefficient than the head size. Using a bigger head size shows a decrease in friction coefficient for all material combinations when compared to a smaller head size. For the measurement of lubrication film the colorimetric interferometry was applied. A metal-on-glass contact pair was used, where the glass cups were made according to the real measurements of the joint cups. Four types of hip replacements with diameters of 28 and 36 mm with two different diametral clearance were measured during a constant motion of 210 seconds. Measurements show, that the lubrication film in the hip joint with a small diametral clearance increases very fast over the 800 nm value. Contact surfaces in the hip joint with a large diametral clearance aren’t separated by the lubrication film, resulting in a damage of the chromium coating in cup. A thick lubrication film results in a higher friction coefficient, when compared with hip joints with a very thin or no lubrication film.
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Friction reduction by surface texturing
Mauer, Milan ; Čermák, Jan (referee) ; Šperka, Petr (advisor)
The aim of this diploma thesis is to experimentally elucidate the connection between the friction of the specimen with the textured surface and the optical observation of the sliding contact surface. The thesis focuses on the configuration of the journal bearing. This configuration is achieved by replacing the block with a circular sapphire section on a block-on-ring tribometer. For exploring of the lubricant film formation, the method of optical interferometry and fluorescence is implemented on the block-on-ring tribometer. These adjustments allow examination of the effect of the textured surface on the friction coefficient and the thickness of the lubricant film. In a mixed mode, the textures cause a significant increase in friction values and reduce the thickness of the lubricant film. The negative influence of dimples increases with the increasing radial load size. In the hydrodynamic mode, the textures have a lower negative effect on the resulting values than in the mixed mode. The changes are dependent on the size of the radial load and the viscosity of the lubricant. In the hydrodynamic mode, cavitation was not observed, and the effect of the textured surface does not correspond to theoretical prerequisites, which is reflected by lower lubricant thickness and higher friction.
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