COURSE CODE: MCE 505
COURSE TITLE: Tribology
NUMBER OF UNITS: 3 Units
COURSE DURATION: Three hours Lecture per week
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Coordinator: Prof. AIYEDUN, Peter Olaitan B.Sc., M.Sc, Ph.D
E-mail: aiyedunpo@funaab.edu.ng
Office Location: MCE Dept. COLENG
Other Lecturers: None
COURSE SYNOPSIS:
Theories of friction between metallic, non-metallic, dry and lubricated surfaces. Testing and properties of materials, solid and liquid lubricants. Theory of self-acting and pressurized bearing, including Reynolds equation and solutions. Dynamic loading, temperature and pressure effects on viscosity. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication, gears and rolling contact bearings. Design of journal and thrust bearings. Application of tribology.