The University of Texas at Austin / Mechanical Engineering

 ME 383S, Lubrication, Wear & Bearing Technology, Unique #18410,  Spring 2008

TuTh  2-3:30 pm, ETC 2.132

M.D. Bryant, ETC 4.152B, 471-4870, mbryant@mail.utexas.edu

off hrs: TuTh 11-noon, Th 3:30-4:00 pm

DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

 

OUTLINE (tentative)

WEEK

TOPICS

 

 

1/15

Introduction, Surfaces & Contact

 

 

1/22

Surface Characterization

 

 

1/29

Bearings & Lubrication

 

 

2/5

Hydrodynamic Lubrication & Film Bearings

 

 

2/12

Boundary Lubrication & Mixed Film Lubrication

 

Homework 1: due 2/14

 

 

2/19

Contact

 

 

2/26

Friction,  Wear & Third Bodies

 

 

3/4

Friction& Stick Slip Contacts and Oscillations

 

 

3/11

SPRING BREAK

 

 

3/18

Rolling Element Bearings, & Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication

 

Homework 2: due 3/20

 

 

3/25

Hydrostatic Lubrication & Pressurized Bearings

 

 

4/1

Bearing Dynamics, Rotor Dynamics & Stability of Rotating Machinery

 

 

4/8

Solid & Non-Conventional Lubrication

 

 

4/15

Special Bearings

 

Homework 3: due 4/17

 

 

4/22

Electric Contacts & Special Topics

 

 

4/29

Class Presentations

 

5/13     FINAL Homework 4 DUE, 5 pm. Under my door or in my mailbox

 

 

Grading:        Class presentations                  10%

                        Homework Projects                 20% each

                        Class attendance                      10%

 

Assistance during office hours or by appointment.  e-mail:   mbryant@mail.utexas.edu

 

Collaboration: Discussion of assignments (homework and projects) with other students is encouraged, but all work submitted must be your own. Any evidence of plagiarism or other forms of scholastic dishonesty will be grounds for a failing grade in the course.

 

Major Project Topics:

      Literature review

      Problem identification/definition

      Research calculation

      Experiment construction

 

Texts and References:

1.     B. Bhushan

Introduction to Tribology

Wiley & Sons Ltd, New York, 2002

2.     N.K. Myshkin, C.K. Kim and  M.I. Petrokovets

Introduction to Tribology

Cheong Moon Gak, Korea 1997

3.     J. Halling

Principles of Tribology

MacMillan Press Ltd, New York, 1978

4.     P. Eshmann, L. Hasbargen and K. Weigand

Ball and Roller Bearings

Wiley & Sons Ltd, New York, 1985

5.     R. Holm

Electric Contacts, 4th edition

New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1967

6.     F.F. Ling

Surface Mechanics

Wiley & Sons, New York, 1973

7.     K. L. Johnson

Contact Mechanics

Cambridge University Press, London, 1985

8.     V.N. Constantinescu

Sliding Bearings

Allerton Press Inc., New York, 1985

9.     D.D. Fuller

Theory and Practice of Lubrication for Engineers, 2nd edition

Wiley & Sons, Toronto, 1984

10.  M. Prutton

Surface Physics

Oxford University Press, New York, 1975

11.  P.J. Blau

Friction Science and Technology

Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1996

12.  R. G. Bayer

Mechanical Wear Prediction and Prevention

Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1994

13.  P. G. Slade

Electrical Contacts: Principles and Applications

Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1999

 

 

Course Web Page:     At http://www.me.utexas.edu/~bryant/courses/me383s

 

are course syllabi, class notes, announcements, and homework assignments.

 

Downloads

¤      Text Readings

 

¤      Lecture Notes

Introduction: 1/18

Surfaces: 1/20-1/25

Contact: 1/25-2/3

Friction: 2/3-2/5

Wear: 2/5-2/8

Lubrication: 2/8

Hydrodynamic Lubrication: 2/8

Hydrodynamic Lubrication Figures: 2/12

Stick Slip Contacts and Oscillations: 2/27

Rotor Dynamics & Stability: 3/3

Boundary Lubrication: 2/10

Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication: 3/25

Rolling Element Bearings: 3/30

Wheel Bearings: 4/1

Electric Contacts: 4/13

 

¤      Literature

Papers on Sled Friction and Lubrication:

 

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