Tribology 2008: Surface Engineering of Automotive Powertrains for Environmentally Friendly Transport

Draft Programme

7 July 2008
Evening Registration and Refreshments
19:00     Evening Opens
20:30     Close of Evening

Day One
8 July 2008

09:00     Registration and Refreshments
09:30     Chairman's Opening Remarks
09:35     President's Welcome
09:50     Celebrity Speaker One

10:20     Keynote One – Lubricants
10:50     Inorganic fullerene-like materials for increased operational life in rolling/sliding applications

11:10     Morning Coffee

11:40     Design of Lubricant Basefluids and Additives for Environmentally Friendly Transport
12:00     Non-Deteriorated Oil Consumption Top Ring in Heavy Duty Diesel Engine

12:20     Comfort Break

12:40     An Analysis Method for the Engine Oil Consumption Considering the Continuity of the Oil Flow from the Lower Side of the Oil Ring to the Piston Top Land
13:00     Base Fluid Rheology Characteristics of Monograde Engine Oils

13:20     Lunch

14:20     Keynote Two – Materials
14:50     Friction Performance of Newly Developed Automotive Bearing Materials in Boundary and Mixed Lubrication Regimes
15:10     Metallurgical and Tribological Effect of Mo2C Addition to Lead Free Copper Based Alloy

15:30     Afternoon Tea

16:00     The Impregnating of Lubricant to Polymer by using Carbon Dioxide
16:20     The Potential of Plasma Electrolytic Oxidised Eutectic Al-Si Alloy as a Cylinder Wall Surface for Lightweight Engine Blocks

16:40     Keynote Three – Coatings
17:10     Study on Sliding Wear and Reciprocating Wear Characteristics of Dry Lubricant Coated Martensitic Stainless Steel and Maraging Steel

17:30     Comfort Break

17:50     Friction and Wear Characteristic of Duplex MAO/CrN Coatings in Various Environments
18:10     Running-In Behaviour in Sliding Contact Between DLC Coated Surface and Lead-Free Metal with Low-Viscosity Lubricant
18:30     The Influence of Contact Stresses and Type of Lubricant on the Rolling / Sliding Contact Failure of Coated Steel Surfaces
18:50     Investigation of Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings Under High-Angle Inclined Impact Testing and Consideration of Test Relevance for Engine Valve-Train Applications

19:10     Close of Day One
20:00     Dinner
22:45     Close of Evening

Day Two
9 July 2008

09:30     Registration and Refreshments
10:00     Chairman's Opening Remarks
10:05     Celebrity Speaker Two

10:35     Keynote Four – Components
11:05     Stick-Slipping of Wet Clutch Systems out of Real Applications Influences Due to Ageing of Lubricant and Tribo-Film Formation

11:25     Morning Coffee

11:55     Airborne Wear Particles from Disc Brakes During Drag Torque – A Comparison of Measurements From Cars, Test-Stands and – Material Tests
12:15     Friction in a Rocker Arm to a Valve Train Mechanism
12:35     Oil Feeding of Crankshaft Bearings
12:55     Numerical Analysis investigating the Effects of Loads Cases of Multi-Body contacts in Cylindrical Roller Bearings

13:15     Lunch

14:15     Keynote Five – Measurement
14:35     Pressure Distribution Measurement in Piston Pin-Boss Using a Thin Film Sensor
14:55     A Study on the Oil Pressure Under the Piston Oil Ring for Analysis of Oil Supply Mechanism via the Oil Ring Gap for the Estimation of Engines Oil Consumption

15:15     Afternoon Tea

15:45     Acoustic emission activities during incipient damage monitoring in rolling contact fatigue process

16:05     Keynote Six – Surface Texture
16:35     Preliminary Investigation on the Effect of Surface Texture at Line Contact
16:55     Improvement of Transmission Performance of Steel Belt CVT by Means of Surface Texture on Pulley Surfaces
17:15     Influence on Form Errors and Surface Topography on the Contact Pressure Distribution in Spur Gears

17:35     Chairman’s Closing Remarks
18:00     Close of Conference