Engineering tribology / Prasanta Sahoo.

1. Tribology
1.1 Introduction
1.2 History
1.3 Industrial importance
1.4 Available literature
etc.

2. Engineering surfaces - Properties and measurement
2.1 Introduction
2.2 measurement methods
2.3 Statistical description
2.4 Fractal description
2.5 Closure

3. Surface
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Non-conforming surface contact geometry
3.3 Stresses in non-conforming contacts
3.4 Contact of rough surfaces
etc.

4. Adhesion
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Adhesion at solid-solid contact
4.3 Adhesion models
4.4 Factors influencing adhesion
etc.

5. Friction
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Measurement methods
5.3 Origin of friction
5.4 Friction theories
etc.

6. Wear
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Types of wear
6.3 Adhesive wear
6.4 Abrasive wear
etc.

7. Thermal considerations in sliding contact
7.1 Introduction
7.2 measurement of surface temperature in sliding
7.3 Theoretical analyses
7.4 Closure

8. Surface engineering
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Surface treatments
8.3 Surface coating
etc.

9. Boundary lubrication
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Mechanism of boundary lubrication
9.3 Metal working lubrication
etc.

10. Liquid lubricants - Properties and measurements
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Oil lubricants
10.3 Gases
etc.

11. basic equations for fluid film lubrication
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Navier-stokes equation
11.3 Continuity equation
etc.

12. Hydrodynamic thrust bearings
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Pressure development mechanism
12.3 Plane slider bearing with exponential film profile
etc.

13. Hydrodynamic journal bearings
13.1 Introduction
13.2 infinitely long-journal bearing
13.3 Infinitely short-journal bearing
etc.
14. Hydrodynamic squeeze film bearings
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Infinitely long-parallel surface bearing
14.3 Infinitely long journal bearing
etc.

15. Hydrostatic bearings
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Circular step thrust bearing
15.3 Annular thrust pad bearing
etc.

References : p. 307 - 315 . _ Index : p. 317 - 322