Simulation of trybological analysis of bearings

Abstract

The scientific method and technique of mutually interacting and moving surface’s behavior is called tribology. It deals with the interaction of solid with solid, solid with liquid, moving solid with gas, liquid with liquid and liquid with gas boundary surfaces. Contact, friction and wear happens in tribology systems, which can cause losses. The subject of this article is to perform tribological simulation of a plain bearing as a function of the specified parameters. During the examination, we have to define the following: the condition of the lubrication, the properties of the examined bearing, and the parameters of the examination. From the input data the free software can predict the operating forces and wear patterns.