GUT Tribology LAB

Laboratory equipment

vertical spindle rotation motion tribometers – PT-3
roller element or sliding journal bearing test rig – PG-2
journal hydrodynamic bearing test rig for tests with contaminated lubricants – ZAN
hydrodynamic thrust bearings test rig – SON
plain bearing fatigue strength test rigs – MWO and SMOK
multipurpose, sliding bearings tests stand
large scale, high power test rig for journal bearings

friction and wear tests of the materials
experimental investigations of the bearing systems (rolling and sliding) lubricated with oil, water, contaminated lubricants or in starved lubrication
theoretical investigations of the bearing systems with the use of experimentally verified models (including FEM, CFD and FSI)
experimental investigations of the fatigue strength (thin shell plain bearings, roller element bearings)
design of new and modernization of existing bearing systems
design of unconventional bearings
assessment of bearing systems’ condition, consulting in the areas of failure analysis, bearing design and manufacturing technology
engineering supervision of bearing systems: manufacturing, assembly and commissioning
testing properties of various lubricating liquids

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