Engineering Research Equipment Grant: High Temperature Tribometer

该奖项为获得用于摩擦和磨损试验的高温试验单元提供资金。该设备可以精确控制各种测试条件-温度，环境，负载和滑动速度；它可以精确测量摩擦力和磨损。它将支持正在进行和计划中的高温摩擦学行为和陶瓷材料的表面反应以及高温固体润滑剂的性能和劣化的研究。这些都是目前研究的热点领域。

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.