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ABSTRACT
Following a survey determining tribology activities at German universities the German Society for Tribology conducted in 2014, this study focuses on a more comprehensive approach. Leading experts from automotive and lubrication industry as well research institutes give account of the status quo of tribology activities in Germany from their perspective and provide insight in the future of tribology. This study aims to demonstrate to what extent research and development in tribology can contribute to the turnaround in energy policy, conservation of resources and reduction of polluting emissions.
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Mathias WOYDT (auteur principal) : Doctorate in Materials Science from the Technical University of Berlin - Former Head of the Tribology and Wear Protection Division at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing BAM, Berlin - Managing Partner of MATRILUB – Materials, Tribology, Lubrication, Berlin, Germany
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Thomas GRADT : BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung (BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing), Berlin, Germany
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Tim HOSENFELDT : Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co KG, Herzogenaurach, Germany
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Rolf LUTHER : Fuchs Schmierstoffe GmbH, Mannheim, Germany
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Adrian RIENÄCKER : University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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Franz-Josef WETZEL : BMW AG, Motorrad, Munich, Germany
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Christoph WINCIERZ : Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany - Editor's note - This article is a translation of Tribology in Germany: Interdisciplinary technology for the reduction of CO2-emissions and the conservation of resources reproduced in our collection with the kind permission of the German Society for Tribology (Gesellschaft für Tribologie, GfT).
INTRODUCTION
The study follows a survey by the German Society for Tribology (Gesellschaft für Tribologie, GfT), conducted in 2014, to determine tribology-related activities at German universities. Leading experts from the automotive and lubrication industries, as well as research institutes, report on the current state of tribological activities in Germany, and provide an insight into the future of tribology. Due to the major importance of the automotive industry and the technological breakthroughs currently being observed, the focus was on this industry and the correlation between friction, CO 2 emissions and environmental problems, such as fine dust and electric mobility.
This study aims to demonstrate the extent to which research and development in the tribology sector can contribute to changing the direction of energy policy, preserving natural resources and reducing pollutant emissions.
Environmental impact analysis is a relatively recent field of study. Impact studies have long focused solely on the economic aspect. The first part of this article presents a summary of this type of study, carried out on the scale of entire nations, on the economic impact of tribology and its advances. More recently, a number of studies, notably that carried out by the German Tribology Society, have focused on the environmental impact of tribology, and have made it possible to clarify the potential contributions of advances in tribology. In the second part of this article, we will present the conclusions of these reports in the particularly important field of automobiles. The third part will detail the main automotive components on which potential gains in friction remain the most promising, and the avenues chosen to achieve them. A fourth and final section explores other avenues for progress in tribology, enabling significant reductions in environmental impact in the transport sector.
The copyright for this study remains with the Gesellschaft für Tribologie (GfT). This study was compiled by the Presidents of the GfT. All information and data contained herein have been thoroughly researched. However, neither the GfT nor the authors give any express or implied warranty or assume any legal or other liability for the accuracy, completeness or suitability of the information, products or processes contained therein, or ensure that their use does not infringe private rights.
This study must not be copied or reproduced without the written approval of GfT.
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automotive | lubrication | energy policy | polluting emissions
Tribology, Friction and CO2 Emissions. A Study by the German Society for Tribology
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