Tribology has been recognized as a very important discipline in different branches of industry because almost every mechanical system has some moving parts. Due to the relative motion between these different mechanical parts, a variety of contacts are formed, and they are very often lubricated with oil. Environmental protection and ecological awareness are becoming increasingly important, which in turn has resulted in the shift to a low-carbon society, making water more interesting as a possible lubricant. On the one hand, water is less environmentally damaging as a lubricant than oil, but on the other hand, water has very poor lubrication properties, as its viscosity is 100 times lower than the viscosity of oil. These limitations might be overcome by appropriate surface engineering (e.g., diamond-like carbon, DLC). Tribological tests were performed in oil and water for two different contacts. Steel/steel and steel/DLC were investigated. DLC was recognized as a very promising solution, which ensures low friction and low wear. DLC was deposited on a real hydraulic part in an orbital hydraulic motor and tested under real industrial conditions. The overall efficiency of the hydraulic motor was measured.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:71069 |
Date | 23 June 2020 |
Creators | Majdič, Franc |
Contributors | Dresdner Verein zur Förderung der Fluidtechnik e. V. Dresden |
Publisher | Technische Universität Dresden |
Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:conferenceObject, info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject, doc-type:Text |
Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Relation | 10.25368/2020.6, urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-709160, qucosa:70916 |
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