附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Total tribology -- the practice of considering tribology at all stages of the life cycle of interface components -- The possible impact of tribology on future machine design -- Foresight -- the experience of the materials panel and the potential for total tribology -- Materials in tribology -- opportunities and challenges -- Hard tribological coatings : developments and applications -- Trends in lubrication -- Trends in fluid lubrication -- Use of solid lubricants -- Tribology -- a key element in condition monitoring -- The role of tribology in manufacturing processes -- Product design for process capability -- Porous ceramic water hydrostatic bearings -- Design of abrasive machining processes -- Metal-working fluids and some of their environmental impacts -- Ecological and cost-efficient solutions for metal cutting fluids and machine tool lubrication -- On the lubrication of power plants -- Tribology in aerospace -- A tribological tour of the internal combustion engine -- Friction prediction and cold starting of diesel engines.
