Fuel oxygenates (FOs) are mainly ethers or alcohols which are added to gasoline either to boost the octane number or to make the fuel burning process more "cleaner" with increasing the oxygen content, or to obtain a combination of both effects. FOs are water soluble with high mobility in the environment which presence even at very low concentrations lower the quality of water making it unsafe or unpleasant due to their objectionable...

Monografia zawiera podsumowanie stanu wiedzy w zakresie hydrodynamicznych łożysk wzdłużnych z polimerową warstwą ślizgową uzupełnione o wyniki badań własnych autora w tym obszarze. W pierwszej części przedstawiono obszerny przegląd znanych z literatury wyników badań, a także opis doświadczeń eksploatacyjnych łożysk z wahliwymi segmentami z pokryciem powierzchni ślizgowej materiałami polimerowymi na bazie PTFE oraz PEEK. Materiały...

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) was investigated using a modified version of the four-ball tester in which the upper forth ball was replaced by a cone in such a way that kinematics of the four-ball configuration were fully preserved. Rotation of the cone enforced orbiting and rolling of the ceramic balls around the polymer cup. The results produced some unexpected peculiarities in the wear of ceramic balls which, in principle, should...

The main purpose of the research was to determine the possibilities and experimentally test the benefits of replacing conventional oil lubrication with ecological water lubrication. Tests were carried out on a test rig for hydrodynamic radial bearings under conditions representative of the expected applications for the bearing in water turbines. Bearings made from the polymer material PEEK (polyether ether ketone) were tested under static...