Conference Venue: Spanish Fort, L'Aquila


    International Scientific Committee
    W. J. BARTZ
    R. BASSANI
    E. CHIAPPINI
    V. D'AGOSTINO
    G. DALMAZ
    B. JACOBSON
    M. KANETA
    G.G. LISINI
    A. MUSZYNSKA
    G. PALOMBARINI
    B. PIZZIGONI
    G. POLETTI
    E. PRATI
    H. SPIKES
    F. VATTA
    A. VETTOR
    E. WALICKI
 Tech. Ak. Esslingen, Germany
University of Pisa, Italy
University of L'Aquila, Italy
University of Salerno, Italy
UMR CNRS INSA 5514, France
Lund University, Sweden
Kyushu Inst. of Tech., Japan
University of Florence, Italy
Bentley R. D. R. C., USA
University of Bologna, Italy
Milan Polytechnic, Italy
University of Milan, Italy
University of Parma, Italy
I. C. of S. T. & M., England
Turin Polytechnic, Italy
ENI Tecnologie SpA, Italy
Univ. of Zielona Gora, Poland

    Local Organising Committee
University of L'Aquila, School of Engineering,
Department of Energetics

    T. Raparelli
    W. D'Ambrogio
    P. B. Zobel
    F. Durante
 Chairman
Member
Member
Member

 
 
 
 

FINAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

 
 
WEDNESDAY 20 (Morning)
9:30
Opening Cerimony

Prof. Terenziano Raparelli, Chairman of the Organising Committee

Prof. Luigi Bignardi, Chancellor of the University of L’Aquila

Prof. Enzo Chiricozzi, Dean of the School of Engineering, University of L'Aquila

Prof. Enrico Chiappini, Chief of the Departement of Energetics, University of L'Aquila

Prof. Roberto Bassani, Chief of AIMETA Tribology Group
10:00

INVITED LECTURE n. 1: Tribology and its many facets: from macroscopic to microscopic and nano-scale phenomena

H. Czichos 
10:30

INVITED LECTURE n. 2: Surface roughness and contact: an apology

J. A. Greenwood, J.J. Wu

 


Session 1 A - Lubrication
11:30
n. 4 - Synthetic lubricating greases - a review

W. J. Bartz
11:50
n. 87 - Lubrication of spindle bearings

H. Stache
12:10
n. 94 - An experimental study on the tribological behaviour of oxidized engine oils

G. Tripaldi, A. Vettor, L. Tinucci, C. Barzaghi
12:30
n. 73 - Theoretical study of the bi-dimensional grease flow process in the regions with discontinuities

A. V. Radulescu, D. Bonneau, M. Hajjam
12:50
n. 105 - The lubrication of polymeric materials elastomers

E. Winkler
Session 1 B - Friction/ Wear/ Dry Lubrication 
11:30
n. 3 - Material concept for the dry lubrication of polymers

A. Baranowski
11:50
n. 40 - Experimental characterization method for dry clutches

M. Sorli, W. Franco
12:10
n. 32 - Automotive clutch characterisation: part 1 - methodologies

G. Ercole, G. Mattiazzo, S. Mauro, M. Velardocchia
12:30
n. 33 - Automotive clutch characterisation: part 2 - results

G. Ercole, G. Mattiazzo, S. Mauro, M. Velardocchia
12:50
n. 74 - Dry wear of grey cast iron

P. Ravi Sankar, R. Kumar, A. Sethuramiah

 
WEDNESDAY 20 (Afternoon)
Session 2 A - Friction/ Wear/ Lubrication 
14:30
n. 77 - On the influence of yarn friction in the textile beam process

F. Angioli, A. Rindi
14:50
n. 22 - A laboratory test bench for the investigation of tribology and current collection quality of pantograph-catenary systems

G. Diana, R. Manigrasso, B. Pizzigoni, A. Collina
15:10
n. 35 - Computer-aided tribodesign of dynamically loaded friction units

L. I. Evelson, M. Y. Rafalovskaya
15:30
n. 76 - Some considerations concerning lubrication problems in high performance internal combustion engines

G. Righes, A. Garro , P. M. Calderale
15:50
n. 104 - Tribological behavior of fullerene-styrene sulfonic acid copolymer

G. Wenchao, L. Homg, L. Daoxun
Session 2 B -Biotribology/ Bearings
14:30
n. 10 - A finite element model for the wear analysis of polyethylene inserts in total knee joints

C. Bignardi, M.P. Cavatorta, A. Maggiora, P.M. Calderale
14:50
n. 81 - Analysis of joint surface form in biotribological aspect

A. Ryniewicz, A. Ryniewicz, J. Lorkowski
15:10
n. 84 - Experimental determination of the static coefficient of friction between Ti-6Al-4V and PMMA for cemented hip implants

N. Nuno-Siebrecht, M. Amabili, R. Groppetti, A. Rossi
15:30
n. 101 – Couple-stress effects on the squeeze film characteristics with reference to biological bearings

E. Walicki, A. Walicka
15:50
n. 15 - Dynamic properties of finite journal bearing with varying bore

R. Boudet, M. Cavacece

 
Session 3 A - Friction / Wear/ Contact
16:30
n. 47 - The mathematical model of thermal contact problem in the pitting conditions of the teeth of spur and twisted gears

B. E. Gursky
16:50
n. 13 - Wheel-rail contact models for the simulation of rail vehicle dynamics - a survey

S. Bruni, A. Collina, G. Diana
17:10
n. 53 - The model for elasto - plastic contact of turned surface with rigid plane

S. Kucharski, J. Kaczmarek
17:30
n. 112 - An investigation into the effect of speed and contact track length on the performance of oil soluble molybdenum additives

J. Graham, H. Spikes
17:50
n. 17 - Sliding wear of an AlSiMg - SiCp composite

L. Ceschini, C. Bosi, A. Casagrande, G.L. Garagnani
18:10
n. 63 - The effect of mechanically produced micro-dents by a micro dyamond pyramid on the pitting durability of medium carbon stell surfaces in rolling-sliding contact

T. Nakatsuji, A. Mori
18:30
n. 110 - Resistance to abrasive wear of metal matrix composites and wear modelling

I.M. Hutchings, V. Imbeni, D. Prandstraller, G. Palombarini
Session 3 B - Friction / Wear / Lubrication
16:30
n. 37 - Erosion of ductile and brittle materials: comparison between theoretical and numerical models and experimental data

D. Aquaro, E. Fontani
16:50
n. 107 - Structural aspects of running-in processes in friction and wear

I. Garbar
17:10
n. 21 - Modelling cam-follower friction effect in a device for simulation of hand grips

B. Allotta, F. Angioli, V. Colla, G. Bioli
17:30
n. 36 - Study of the factors with influence on the selective transfer from the friction couples

F. Ilie
17:50
n. 91 - A cutter wear model for manufacturing Winkler brittle material

A. Tudor, C. Tache, A. Tache
18:10
n. 111 - Quantitative condition monitoring by FTIR spectroscopy

F. Van De Voort, D. Pinchuck

 
 
 
THURSDAY 21 (Morning)
Session 4 A - Bearings
9:00
n. 41 - Life time estimations of miniature bearings

F. Franek, A. Pauschitz
9:20
n. 19 - Elasto-hydrodynamic analysis of plain journal bearings

R. Bassani, B. Piccigallo, E. Ciulli, G. Oddone
9:40
n. 103 - Effect of fluid inertia on parameters of a bearing with curvilinear surfaces

E. Walicki, A. Walicka
10:00
n. 26 - Experimental study of the influence of changes in load direction on the perfomance of a crown bearing

L. Costa, M. Fillon, A. S. Miranda, J. C. P. Claro
10:20
n. 34 - Improving tribological performance of mechanical components by laser surface texturing

I. Etsion, G. Halperin, G. Ryk
Session 4 B - Friction / Wear / Rotordynamics
9:00
n. 16 - Role of run-in parameters on the scuffing resistance of aluminium/steel area contacts

M. P. Cavatorta, C. Cusano
9:20
n. 80 - Optical analysis of surfaces by second harmonic generation: possible applications to the tribological field

L. Marrucci, D. Paparo, G. Cerrone, S. Solimeno, R. Russo, T. L. Lenza, P. Siano
9:40
n. 7 - Tribological tests supported by neural networks

N. P. Belfiore, E. Amici, F. Casadei, G. De Stefani, A. Esposito, P. Gimondo
10:00
n. 9 - Friction and wear of aluminium matrix composites

M. D. Bermudez, G. Martinez-Nicolas, F. J. Carrion, I. Martinez-Mateo, E. J. Herrera, J. A. Rodriguez
10:20
n. 65 - Infrared dynamic analysis technique of unbalanced rotors

V. Niola, A. Longobardo, R. De Marco

 
 
Session 5 A - Bearings
11:00
n. 49 - Film thickness measurements on several lubricants for space applications during rapid stop-start motion

R. P. Glovnea, H. A. Spikes, W. R. Jones Jr., P. Bessette, D.G.V. Jones, J.L. Howell
11:20
n. 29 - A four stroke engine friction model

V. D'agostino, D. Guida, A. Ruggiero, A. Senatore
11:40
n. 51 - Model of lubrication flow between rough surfaces in mixed friction

V. V. Kharlamov, S. V. Pavlyshko
12:00
n. 100 – Inertia effect in hydrodynamic lubrication of rollers by a generalized second grade fluid of power-law type

E. Walicki, A. Walicka
12:20
n. 71 - A proposal for a standard design method of externally pressurised journal bearings

L. Ambrosoni, A. Motta, M. Poli
Session 5 B - Friction / Wear 
11:00
n. 61 - On the thermal activation of wear for an epoxy resin in contact with steel

R. Bassani, M. Meozzi
11:20
n. 64 - Monitoring abrasion pattern development in elastomers with a laser sensor

G. Nicoletto, S. Cazzanti, G. Franceschini, V. Peveri
11:40
n. 66 - Wear rate of the Fe-Cr-Al-C steels under sliding friction

V. Novytskyy, V. Tikhonovich
12:00
n. 85 - Prediction of the elastic shakedown limit in elastohydrodynamically lubricated line contacts

G. Donzella, A. Mazzù, L. Solazzi
12:20
n. 89 - Lubricated rolling-sliding damage in powder metallurgy alloys

G. Straffelini, D. Martorelli

 
 
THURSDAY 21 (Afternoon)
Session 6 A - Bearings
14:30
n. 75 - The influence of lubricant on the reliability of plain journal bearings of machine tools

R. Rakic
14:50
n. 90 - Load capacity of 5-lobe tilted pad journal bearing

S. Strzelecki
15:10
n. 102 – pressure distribution in a curvilinear thrust bearing with one porous wall lubricated by a Bingham fluid

E. Walicki, A. Walicka, A. Makhaniok
15:30
n. 109 - The effect of bubbly oil on the thermo-hydrodynamic lubrication of tilting-pad journal bearing subjected to rotating unbalance load

A. M. A. El-Butch
15:50
n. 6 - Study of conic permanent magnets bearings

R. Bassani, E. Ciulli, F. Di Puccio, A. Musolino
Session 6 B - Friction / Wear / Seals
14:30
n. 5 - Friction, wear and fractal dimensions in AISI 52100 steel

R. Bassani, M. D'Acunto
14:50
n. 23 - On the leakage of radial lip seals

M. Amabili, G. Colombo, E. Prati
15:10
n. 92 - Thin film lubrication of elastomeric seals in solid particle slurries

M. Tamre, D. P. Hart
15:30
n. 86 - A theoretical experimental search for the stick-slip inversion threshold

F. Sorge
15:50
n. 96 - Wear in the stick-slip movement for plastical materials

A. Tudor, D. Pavelescu, I. Petre


Session 7 A - Rotordynamics 
16:30
n. 39 - Active squeeze film dampers in rotordynamics

C. Carmignani, P. Forte
16:50
n. 54 - Investigation of flexibility effects on bearing rotordynamic coefficients

R. Bassani, F. Latini, B. Piccigallo
17:10
n. 99 - Labyrinth seals: single control volume

R. Malvano, F. Vatta, A. Vigliani
17:30
n. 27 - Influence of labyrinth seals on the dynamic behaviour of rotors supported on hydrodynamic journal bearings

V. D'Agostino, D. Guida, A. Ruggiero, A. Senatore
17:50
n. 28 - On the experimental determination of the dynamic coefficients of annular and labyrinth seals using AMBs

V. D'Agostino, D. Guida, A. Ruggiero, A. Senatore
18:10
n. 69 – A theoretical model and experimental validation of the oscillations of a para- or dia-magnetic beam subject to the effects of passive magnetic elements

B. A. D. Piombo, E. Bonisoli, M. Ruzzene
Session 7 B – Pneumatic, Hydraulic Components
16:30
n. 8 - Test methods and approaches to the sealing problem in pneumatic components

G. Belforte, A. Manuello Bertetto, L. Mazza
16:50
n. 25 - Tribological characterisation of oxinitrocarburized layers for hydraulics applications

E. Costa, G. Donzelli, V. Miozza, N. Querciagrossa, R. Ricciardelli
17:10
n. 56 - Experimental research on hydrostatic bearings in hydraulic actuators

R. Bassani, E. Ciulli, M. Lorenzetti
17:30
n. 68 - A model of contact forces in pneumatic motor vanes

A. Manuello Bertetto, L. Mazza, S. Pastorelli, T. Raparelli
17:50
n. 95 – Air bearing with pneumatic active control

T. Raparelli, V. Viktorov, A. Manuello Bertetto, A. Trivella

 
 
FRIDAY 22 (Morning)
9:00

INVITED LECTURE n. 3: The frontier of tribochemistry

J. M. Martin 

 
 
Session 8 A- Surface Coatings 
9:30
n. 106 - An attempt to evaluate cohesion in WC/Co/Cr coatings by controlled scratching

H. M. Hawthorne, Y. Xie
9:50
n. 30 - Wear behaviour of laminated ceramic composites containing residual stresses

F. Toschi, C. Melandri, P. Pinasco, E. Roncari, S. Guicciardi, G. de Portu
10:10
n. 45 - The role of wear debris in the tribological behaviour of Si3N4 Materials under unlubricated sliding against iron alloys

J. R. Gomes, A. S. Miranda, J. M. Vieira, R. F. Silva
10:30
n. 72 - FSE (Factors Screening Experiment) by DOE (Design of Experiment) to evaluate tribological behaviour of sintered steels

C. Albertazzi, G. Poli, D. Prandstraller
Session 8 B - Workshop A.I.M. "Industrial technologies"
9:30
Plasma ad arco trasferito per riporti saldati con superleghe in polvere

M. Bonacini
9:50
PVD coatings for industrial application

S. De Rossi, C. Pecchio
10:10
The influence of heat treatment and surface texture on rollers bearing life

V. Lucotti
10:30
Tribology in the design of optical instruments for space application

G. Mondello, F. Fabbrizzi

 
 
Session 9 A- Surface Coatings / Boundary films
11:20
n. 62 -Characterization of boundary films by atomic force microscopy

K. Topolovec Miklozic, J. Graham, H. A. Spikes
11:40
n. 88 - Evolution of the residual stress state in the surface layer elements under torsion

G. Starzynski, S. Kucharski
12:00
n. 11 - Wear and fracture properties of nitrided and nitrocarburized layers

M. Boniardi, C. Mapelli, B. Bozzini
12:20
n. 108 - Wear mechanisms of electrical steel sheets, high speed steel and hard metal pins coated with TiAlN and TiCN

J. D. Bressan, R. Hesse, E. M. Silva Jr.
12:40
n. 82 - Influence of nitriding for minimalization of wear of the tribological pair: frictional composite - cast iron

J. Senatorski, T. Pasteruk, L. Starczewski, J. Szumniak
13:00
n. 59 - Microstructure and tribological behaviour of ACD Ni-P matrix composite coatings

E. Lanzoni, C. Martini
Session 9 B - Workshop A.I.M. "Industrial technologies"
11:20
Problemi di contatto ed usura nei conduttori per linee di contatto ferroviarie

Florio
11:40
Automotive lubricant technology and future challenges

A. Vettor, L. Tinucci, G. Tripaldi, S. Fattori
12:00
Zero impact trend

G. Natoli, G. Pomett, P. Salino
12:20
The evolution of industrial lubricants in the 21st Century

G. Ponti, G. Corsico
12:40
Characterisation of the surface mechanical properties of various common coating systems

N. X. Randall, F. Heinis, P. Alers