Predicting the useful life of sliding polymer components

The research detailed in this book presents a systematic wear modelling methodology that can be applied to any wear scenario regardless of wearing mode, thereby providing a step-by-step guiding tool to designers for wear experiments and modelling. The major stages of the approach are: tribo-system examination, experimentation, experimental wear coefficient determination and model formation. The book presents a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) based wear modelling algorithm devised in the course of the reported research activity. FEA is used as a tool to calculate nodal pressures at the contact region for small sliding steps. The methodology solicited in this research was implemented to model the wear phenomenon of a polymer-to-polymer dry sliding contact. Model verification was accomplished by comparing the simulated results with the actual test results, which were found in conclusive agreement.

Autorentext

Yousef Amer PhD lectures in Mechanical Engineering and Logistics and Supply Chain Management at University of South Australia and has 18 years indusrtial experience. M.Azeem Ashraf PhD Mechanical Engineering has over 10 years industrial experience including automated manufacturing systems development manager at Seagate Technology, Thailand.