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:
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Lubricant´s role and functions
Video length: 7 Minutes
Target: Get to know the general and special roles and functions of a lubricant
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Friction & Wear
Video length: 6:54 Minutes
Target: Understand the nature of friction and how our lubricants should handle it.
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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
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What we can learn from Mr. Stribeck
Video length: 8 Minutes
Target: Improve lubrication based on the findings of Mr. Stribeck
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Viscosity and Lubrication
Video length: 11:15 Minutes
Target: Understand the general rules of viscosity selection
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EHL - what's behind
Video length: 8:08 Minutes
Target: Understand the special conditions of Elasto-Hydrodynamic Lubrication (EHL)
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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