Friction and Bearing Tribology
Introducing Mechanical Engineers to Friction and the Tribology of BearingsBy Elena Ferraris
Length12h 30m
About this audiobook
Two surfaces in contact touch only at a small fraction of their apparent area—and almost everything in tribology follows from that fact.
This introduction builds the subject from there. You will learn how roughness and Hertzian contact set the real contact area, where friction actually comes from, and how the four wear mechanisms differ in practice and in the rates they produce. Lubricant properties and the Stribeck curve then let you place any bearing in its operating regime by film thickness ratio.
From there you size hydrodynamic journal and thrust bearings using the Reynolds equation and Sommerfeld analysis, calculate rating life for rolling element bearings, and select seals, bushings and coatings. A closing chapter reads oil and vibration data to diagnose failures. For mechanical engineering students and design engineers.
What you will learn:
• How surface roughness and Hertzian contact mechanics determine the real area of contact
• The origins of friction and how the four wear mechanisms differ in practice and in the rates they produce
• Lubricant properties and how the Stribeck curve places any bearing in its operating regime by film thickness ratio
• How to size hydrodynamic journal bearings using the Reynolds equation and Sommerfeld analysis
• Design and analysis of thrust, tilting-pad and hydrostatic bearings
• Rating life calculations for rolling element bearings
• Selection of seals, dry bearings and surface engineering treatments
• Condition monitoring techniques to read oil and vibration data and diagnose failures
This book is written for mechanical engineering students and practicing design engineers who need a clear, practical introduction to friction, wear, lubrication and bearing tribology. Whether you are new to the subject or looking to refresh your understanding, the chapters build from first principles to real-world bearing selection and failure analysis.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length12 hrs 30 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Foreword
2Preface
3About This Book
4Chapter 1: Surfaces and Roughness
51.1 The Nature of Engineering Surfaces
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61.2 Roughness Parameters and Their Meaning
71.3 Asperity Height Distributions
81.4 Apparent and Real Area of Contact
91.5 Measuring Surface Topography
10Chapter 2: Contact Mechanics
112.1 Elastic Contact of Spheres
122.2 Line Contact of Cylinders
132.3 Subsurface Stresses and Yielding
142.4 Plastic Contact and the Hardness Limit
152.5 The Statistical Asperity Contact Model
16Chapter 3: Friction
173.1 Adhesion and Deformation Components
183.2 Why the Classical Friction Laws Hold
193.3 Static, Kinetic and Stick-Slip
203.4 Speed, Temperature and Surface Effects
213.5 Measuring Friction and Reporting It
22Chapter 4: Wear Mechanisms
234.1 Adhesive Wear and the Archard Relation
244.2 Abrasive Wear
254.3 Surface Fatigue and Pitting
264.4 Erosive and Corrosive Wear
274.5 Wear Maps and Material Selection
28Chapter 5: Lubricants and Their Properties
295.1 Viscosity and Its Measurement
305.2 Temperature and Pressure Dependence
315.3 Base Oils and Their Classification
325.4 Additives and Their Functions
335.5 Greases: Structure and Consistency
34Chapter 6: Lubrication Regimes and the Stribeck Curve
356.1 The Stribeck Curve and Its Variables
366.2 Boundary Lubrication
376.3 Mixed Lubrication and the Film Thickness Ratio
386.4 Hydrodynamic and Elastohydrodynamic Operation
396.5 Regime Transitions in Design
40Chapter 7: Hydrodynamic Journal Bearings
417.1 The Reynolds Equation
427.2 Pressure Development in a Converging Film
437.3 The Sommerfeld Number and Load Capacity
447.4 Friction Power, Oil Flow and Temperature Rise
457.5 Stability, Whirl and Design Checks
46Chapter 8: Thrust, Tilting-Pad and Hydrostatic Bearings
478.1 Fixed-Pad Thrust Bearings
488.2 Tilting-Pad Thrust and Journal Bearings
498.3 Hydrostatic and Hybrid Bearings
50Chapter 9: Rolling Element Bearings
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