Engineering Research Equipment Grant: High Temperature Tribometer

该奖项用于购买用于摩擦和磨损测试的高温测试单元。该设备可以精确控制各种测试条件--温度、环境、载荷和滑动速度；它还可以精确测量摩擦力和磨损量。它将支持正在进行和计划中的陶瓷材料高温摩擦学行为和表面反应的研究，以及高温固体润滑剂的性能和劣化研究。这些都是目前强烈研究兴趣的领域。

This award funds acquisition of a high-temperature test cell for friction and wear tests. The equipment allows accurate control of the various test conditions - temperature, environment, load and sliding velocity; and it allows accurate measurement of friction forces and wear. It will support on-going and planned research on elevated temperature tribological behavior and surface reactions of ceramic materials and on performance and deterioration of high temperature solid lubricants. These are areas of currently intense research interest.