This video training explains the fundamental principles of lubrication. This way, it provides crucial knowledge for the selection of lubricants.
The wear mechanism chapter prepares the bridge between oil monitoring methods and machine element to be monitored.

It contains the following videos:

  • Lubricant´s role and functions
    Video length: 7 Minutes
    Target: Get to know the general and special roles and functions of a lubricant

  • Friction & Wear
    Video length: 6:54 Minutes
    Target: Understand the nature of friction and how our lubricants should handle it.

  • How lubrication works
    Video 1 length: 5:30 Minutes
    Video 2 length: 10:30 Minutes
    Target: Understand the rules of hydrodynamic lubrication and the famous Stribeck diagram

  • What we can learn from Mr. Stribeck
    Video length: 8 Minutes
    Target: Improve lubrication based on the findings of Mr. Stribeck

  • Viscosity and Lubrication
    Video length: 11:15 Minutes
    Target: Understand the general rules of viscosity selection

  • EHL - what's behind
    Video length: 8:08 Minutes
    Target: Understand the special conditions of Elasto-Hydrodynamic Lubrication (EHL)

  • Wear mechanism in a nutshell
    Video length: 10:44 Minutes
    Target: Understand the causes of wear in different machine parts and how to avoid it

In addition to the videos, you can download the used presentations as PDF files.

Course plan

Lubricant's Role and Functions
Friction & Wear
How Lubrication works
What we can learn from Mr. Stribeck
Viscosity and Lubrication
EHL - what's behind