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Green Tribology: Biomimetics, Energy Conservation and Sustainability

By Michael Nosonovsky , Bharat Bhushan (auth.) , Bharat Bhushan (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2012
ISBN
3642236804, 9783642236808
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-23681-5
ISSN
1865-3529
Google Books ID
gD5aN2d3JFIC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15450906 bytes)
Series
Green Energy and Technology
Edition
1
Pages
634\647
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00
Corrosion and Coatings;Surface and Interface ScienRenewable and Green Energy;TribologyThin Films;Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology

Description

Tribology is the study of friction, wear and lubrication. Recently, the concept of “green tribology” as “the science and technology of the tribological aspects of ecological balance and of environmental and biological impacts” was introduced. The field of green tribology includes tribological technology that mimics living nature (biomimetic surfaces) and thus is expected to be environmentally friendly, the control of friction and wear that is of importance for energy conservation and conversion, environmental aspects of lubrication and surface modification techniques, and tribological aspects of green applications such as wind-power turbines or solar panels. This book is the first comprehensive volume on green tribology. The chapters are prepared by leading experts in their fields and cover such topics as biomimetics, environmentally friendly lubrication, tribology of wind turbines and renewable sources of energy, and ecological impact of new technologies of surface treatment.

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