EHD
The EHD provides valuable insight and fundamental investigations into the EHL film thickness and lubricant behaviours in automotive applications
Tribological research has been embraced for many years in the automotive industry and PCS' range of instruments are used around the world to design and develop world leading formulations for the field.
Whether you are focused on motorbikes or lorries, on electric vehicles or petrol, in every automotive application you will find moving parts; and where you find these moving parts you find tribology. From gearboxes to brake pads our instruments have been used to drive the innovation of the automotive sector through reliable, repeatable bench top testing.
In the automotive industry the benefits of tribological research are widespread. One major benefit from the continued research and improvement of lubricant and coating formulations is the protection they offer moving parts in automotive systems. This improved protection means increased reliability, which is great for customers but also for the environment as parts need replacing less frequently.
Environmental benefits of tribological research in the automotive sector are also found in the improvement in efficiency of powertrain systems, the result of better lubricants. With estimates suggesting that 200,000 million litres of fuel are used annually to overcome friction in passenger cars, even a modest 0.1% improvement in efficiency could result in hundreds of millions of litres of fuel being saved.
Using PCS equipment, testing of contacts under conditions found in internal combustion engines can be performed, shear rates can be replicated and EHD film thicknesses can be analysed. PCS have worked closely with a large number of experts in the automotive industry for the past 30 years, and our instruments have developed to meet their ever-changing needs.
The EHD provides valuable insight and fundamental investigations into the EHL film thickness and lubricant behaviours in automotive applications
Advanced research into a lubricants EHL behaviour at high speeds for automotive applications such as electric vehicles is enabled using the EHD-HS.
Lubricant behaviour and surface damage such as scuffing within heavily loaded tribological contacts such as those found in heavy goods vehicles can be fully investigated using the ETM.
The HFRR enables fuel evaluations alongside the ASTM D6079-22 standard and, with it's simplified setup, the is capable of providing valuable insight into common wear mechanisms in automative applications such as fretting.
The HPR enables significant research into harsh environments and new fuels for a rapidly adapting automotive industry.
The HSD enables the tribological phenomena within high-speed automotive transmissions such as those found in electric vehicles to be extensively researched.
The MPR is crucial in investigating the reliability and efficiency of key machine elements in automotive applications.
The MTM provides a flexible, multi-purpose platform to fundamentally analyse lubricant behaviour to reduce frictional losses and improve system reliability in automotive applications.
Electric fields generated by motors such as those in electric vehicles create a new set of challenges affecting damage and additive film formation and can be extensively researched using the MTM-EC
