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Tribological characteristics of smart fluids
Michalec, Michal ; Čermák, Jan (referee) ; Svoboda, Petr (advisor)
The master's thesis deals with experimental study of tribological characteristics of smart fluids. Smart fluids are substances in liquid state reacting to the presence of magnetic or electric field by change in rheological properties. For possible application in devices using conventional lubricants is necessary to choose suitable smart fluid and study the influence of excitation on formation of lubricating layer, friction and wear. Comprehensive description of excitation influence is executed using three experimental devices and theoretical model for measurements parameters specification. Assessed are lubricant film thickness, friction coefficient and wear under smart fluid activation in non-conformal contact. Results show significant observable influence of smart fluids excitation on all assessed aspects. Understanding the mechanisms of smart fluids excitation can be a key step in development of intelligent devices with active external control of lubricant behaviour and character, that could lead to maintenance cost reduction and effectivity improvement.
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Parameters of lubricating films and rubbing surfaces in contacts operated in superlubricity regime
Poláček, Tomáš ; Hartl, Martin (referee) ; Šperka, Petr (advisor)
The work investigates the reduction of friction between non-conformal macro contacts with partial slip. The measurement of the coefficient of friction, with the magnitude of the superlubricity, is extended by the influence of relative slip, direct observation of the contact area and the measurement of the thickness of the lubricating film. It also includes a comparison of changes in topography by friction. The experiments were mainly performed on a ball-on-disk tribometer with measuring the film thickness by colorimetic interferometry. The surface roughness changes were investigated using an optical profilometer. The effect of mean velocity, slide-to-roll radio and topography were observed for selected combinations, one of which did not allow the measurement of film thickness and one did not achieve the expected reduction in friction. For the other combinations, it was possible to observe a reduction of the coefficient of friction to 0,003 or less. The influences affecting the friction between selected materials have been investigated considerably. Thus, a foundation is laid for the research of superlubricity between contacts with partial rolling. The thesis could contribute to the reduction of friction losses, earlier(quicker/faster?) and more common use of some lubricants and materials in mechanical engineering.
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Parameters of lubricating films and rubbing surfaces in contacts operated in superlubricity regime
Poláček, Tomáš ; Hartl, Martin (referee) ; Šperka, Petr (advisor)
The work investigates the reduction of friction between non-conformal macro contacts with partial slip. The measurement of the coefficient of friction, with the magnitude of the superlubricity, is extended by the influence of relative slip, direct observation of the contact area and the measurement of the thickness of the lubricating film. It also includes a comparison of changes in topography by friction. The experiments were mainly performed on a ball-on-disk tribometer with measuring the film thickness by colorimetic interferometry. The surface roughness changes were investigated using an optical profilometer. The effect of mean velocity, slide-to-roll radio and topography were observed for selected combinations, one of which did not allow the measurement of film thickness and one did not achieve the expected reduction in friction. For the other combinations, it was possible to observe a reduction of the coefficient of friction to 0,003 or less. The influences affecting the friction between selected materials have been investigated considerably. Thus, a foundation is laid for the research of superlubricity between contacts with partial rolling. The thesis could contribute to the reduction of friction losses, earlier(quicker/faster?) and more common use of some lubricants and materials in mechanical engineering.
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Tribological characteristics of smart fluids
Michalec, Michal ; Čermák, Jan (referee) ; Svoboda, Petr (advisor)
The master's thesis deals with experimental study of tribological characteristics of smart fluids. Smart fluids are substances in liquid state reacting to the presence of magnetic or electric field by change in rheological properties. For possible application in devices using conventional lubricants is necessary to choose suitable smart fluid and study the influence of excitation on formation of lubricating layer, friction and wear. Comprehensive description of excitation influence is executed using three experimental devices and theoretical model for measurements parameters specification. Assessed are lubricant film thickness, friction coefficient and wear under smart fluid activation in non-conformal contact. Results show significant observable influence of smart fluids excitation on all assessed aspects. Understanding the mechanisms of smart fluids excitation can be a key step in development of intelligent devices with active external control of lubricant behaviour and character, that could lead to maintenance cost reduction and effectivity improvement.
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