Seminar 2nd May 2012 4 p.m. Building 7, Room 3031
The Advent of Tribotronics
Prof Ian Sherrington
University of Central Lancashire
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- http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/computing_engineering_physical/ian_sherrington.php
- Submitter
- Luke Goater
All are invited to attend the next Materials/Bio/nCATS joint research seminar on Wednesday 2nd May 2012.
Time: 16:00-17:00 Location: RM 3031, Bldg. 7 (Lanchester)
The seminar will be given by Prof Ian Sherrington, Director of the Jost Institute for Tribotechnology, University of Central Lancashire.
"The Advent of Tribotronics"
Tribological components have developed enormously over the last century. They have become more efficient, work at higher pressures and speeds, have reduced mass, longer operational life, etc. However, these changes have been incremental and it is likely that further gains in performance will gradually become more difficult to achieve. Of course, further gains in the performance of tribological components will still be required in the future. Almost all tribological components are passive systems and so one possible alternative route to increased performance is, therefore, to use actively controlled tribological systems. These systems already exist and have been termed "tribotronic systems". This seminar will outline the principles of operation of actively controlled (tribotronic) systems It will also discuss methods for their design and review the potential for using of a design methodology called "TRIZ" to explore how further tribotronic systems could be developed. Examples of existing and hypothetical tribotronic systems will be discussed.
Prof Ian Sherrington is Director of the Jost Institute for Tribotechnology, University of Central Lancashire. He has extensive experience in the development of sensors and techniques to measure a wide range of tribological parameters including: engine component friction, micro-topographic wear, hydrodynamic lubricant film thickness and lubricant leakage detection. He is a member of the IMechE Tribology Group Committee and sits on the Editorial Panel of the Journals "Engineering Tribology" and "Advances in Tribology" . He has published over 120 papers, patents and reports in tribology and has been awarded the Thomas Stephen Tribology Group prize and the Tribology Bronze Medal for his work in tribology by the IMechE.
This seminar is part of the joint research group initiative and researchers from ALL groups (Bio, Materials and nCATS) should attend. Others also are welcome.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served from 15:45.