EHD
The EHD allows accurate analysis of EHL film thickness of lubricants in transport applications, which is essential for predicting efficiency and reliability.
Whether you travel by road, rail, air or sea, you can be sure that tribology has played a part in getting you to your destination safely and efficiently.
Regardless of your mode of transport, tribology will be playing a part in it. Tribology is the study of interacting surfaces in relative motion, which means even the relationship between the sole of a shoe and a path is tribology. For vehicles such as cars and buses, the tribological systems are even more obvious. From the tyre contact with the road, to the brake pads and brake discs, through to bearings, gears and other engine components, tribological research has been conducted on a host of areas. Trains operate with similar tribological issues; they also have engines, brakes, and wheels, but here we are looking at a different scale of load and materials, requiring yet more in-depth research and evaluation. The same is true for boats, planes and bikes.
PCS’ range of instruments have been used by researchers at companies and universities around the world to study the full range of the tribological systems found in transport applications. With PCS’ equipment, researchers can achieve realistic and representative testing of lubricants, coatings and materials at a variety of different conditions, with test parameters and profiles tailored to match what is seen in the field. It is not just one piece of equipment that is used to develop understanding of a tribological system either, often a host of PCS’ instruments are used together to give a better picture of how lubricants, coatings or materials will stand up in the field.
The EHD allows accurate analysis of EHL film thickness of lubricants in transport applications, which is essential for predicting efficiency and reliability.
Lubricant EHL films formed in high-speed rail and electric vehicles which run at extreme speeds can be capably researched using the EHD-HS
Highly loaded tribological contacts such as bearings in HGV are common-place within the transport sector and a deep understanding of them using the ETM is key in ensuring efficiency and reliability.
The HFRR offers a simple, single-contact setup for investigating lubricant properties and common wear modes plaguing the transport industry such as fretting.
The HPR is well placed to aid in providing key tribological insight into research of future fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia and methanol used to power transport.
The HSD provides an advanced platform to study the intricacies of tribological contacts in high-speed applications such as electric vehicles and high-speed rail.
The MPR provides and efficient test setup to analyse rolling contact fatigue both surface and sub-surface which are important current issues affecting the reliability of our transport network.
The versatile MTM platform allows for fundamental research of lubricant rheological and chemical properties as well as material properties in tribological contacts which are crucial in ensuring smooth transport industry operation.
The MTM-EC enables the research of the effect of electrical potentials across tribological contacts which has increased in prominence due to the rapid adoption of electric vehicles.
