Lubricating lakes

Lubricating Oil Additives

1.1 Lubrication (Rizvi, 2009) The principle of supporting a sliding load on a friction reducing film is known as lubrication (Ludema, 1996). The substance of which the film is composed is a lubricant, and to apply it is to lubricate. These are not new concepts, nor, in their essence, particularly involved ones. Farmers lubricated the axles of their ox carts with animal fat centuries ago. But mo...

Lubricating the swordfish head.

The swordfish is reputedly the fastest swimmer on Earth. The concave head and iconic sword are unique characteristics, but how they contribute to its speed is still unknown. Recent computed tomography scans revealed a poorly mineralised area near the base of the rostrum. Here we report, using magnetic resonance imaging and electron microscopy scanning, the discovery of a complex organ consistin...

High Temperature Self-Lubricating Materials

Lubricating gears with synthetic OiLs

wind gearbOx technOLOgy is developing at a fast pace, not least due to operators demanding ever more power and efficiency. Experience has shown that the lubricant used is a crucial factor in meeting the wish for ever-increasing performance. Besides strictly technical requirements, aspects of economy and ecology are receiving more and more attention in lubricant selection. The technical requirem...

Bio uiddynamics of Lubricating Bacteria

Various bacterial strains exhibit colonial branching patterns during growth on thin poor substrates. The growth can be either diiusion-limited or kinetic-limited, according to the imposed growth conditions. We present experimental observations of patterns exhibited by the bacterial strains Paenibacillus dendritiformis and Paenibacillus vortex. All manners of branching patterns are observed, the...