STLE Newsletter May 10, 2013
Table of Content
• Thank you for your Participation at the 2013 Annual Meeting
• Congratulations to Rob Heverly – STLE’s 2013-2014 President
• Congratulations to all the STLE 2013 Award Winners
• Congratulations to all Wnners of 2013 Student Poster Competition
• STLE Hosts Cass Technical High School for the 1st Tribology Mini Camp
• View Pictures from the STLE 2013 Annual Meeting
• 2014 Annual Meeting Call for Presentations
• May Webinars Schedule
• CRC Book Deal - Corrosion and Materials in the Oil and Gas Industries
Thank you for your Participation at the 2013 Annual Meeting
Thank you to all the attendees, speakers, exhibitors, volunteers, and board for a successful 2013 Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting hosted 1349 individuals representing 45 countries around the world. 77 companies showcased their latest products and services at the exhibitor trade show, 15 being new exhibitors. 493 people attended the very popular annual meeting education courses. 50 students participated in the Student Poster Competition. Thanks again for your participation.
Congratulations to Rob Heverly – STLE’s 2013-2014 President
Robert Heverly, technical sales representative for Vanderbilt Chemicals, LLC in Seabrook, Texas takes the reins as STLE’s 2013-2014 president.
Rob joined STLE in 1986 and has been active with the society at both the local (Houston Section) and national levels.
Rob has been active with the Houston Section having progressed through the executive chairs positions and served as chairman in 1999. He ran the Houston Section’s very popular lube School in 1998. Beginning in 2003, Rob served multiple 2 year terms as STLE’s Southwest/Southeast regional vice president. In 2007 he became STLE’s membership Committee Chair and led a team that rewrote the society’s local section handbook. He has chaired the Section Affairs committee during the last 12 months.
Rob was appointed to the board of directors in 2010. He joined the society’s Executive Committee, serving one year terms as treasurer, secretary, vice president and now president!
Join us in congratulating Rob Heverly your 2013-2014 STLE President!
Congratulations to all the STLE 2013 Award Winners
Awards were given in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of tribology and lubrication. Join us in congratulating these individuals for their dedication to the science of tribology and lubrication engineering as well as the organization.
Walter D. Hodson Award
Frank E. Horvat, from Duramax Marine, for his paper:
“Comparative Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Flow and Pressure Fields Inside Deep and Shallow pockets for a Hydrostatic Bearing”
Edmond E. Bisson Award
Dr. Guillermo E. Morales-Espejel & Antonio Gabelli for their paper:
“The Behavior of Indentation Marks in Rolling-Sliding Elastohydrodynamically Lubricated Contacts”
Frank P. Bussick Award
Pieter Baart, SKF Engineering and Research Centre B.V.
T.M. Green, Lulea University of Technology
J.X. Li, Lulea University of Technology
T.S. Lundstrom, Lulea University of Technology
Lars Westerberg, Lulea University of Technology
Erik Hoglund, Lulea University of Technology
Pieter Lugt, SKF Engineering and Research Centre B.V.
for their paper:
“The Influence Speed, Grease type, and Temperature on Radial Contaminants Particle Migration in a Double Restriction Seal”
Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award
Brian Vlcek, Georgia Southern University
Erwin Zaretsky, NASA Glenn Research Center
for their paper:
“Rolling-Element Fatigue Testing and Data Analysis – A Tutorial”
Al Sonntag Award
Samuel Beckford, University of Arkansas
Y.A. Wang, Ocean Nano Tech
Min Zou, University of Arkansas
for their paper:
“Wear-Resistance PTFE/Si02 Nanoparticle Composite Films”
Capt. Alfred E. Hunt Award
Hassan Eid, Northeastern University
George Adams, Northeastern University
N.E. McGruer, Northeastern University
A. Fortini, Universitat Bayreuth
S. Buldyrev, Yeshive University
D. Srolovitz, institute of High Performance Computing
for their paper:
“A Combined Molecular Dynamics and Finite Element Analysis of Contact and Adhesion of a Rough Sphere and a Flat Surface”
Vic Joll Award
Rita Mickle – Chicago Section
The Vic Joll Award recognizes outstanding and selfless contributions by a member of STLE Section
P.M. KU Meritorious Award
George Staniewski, Ontario Power Generation
The Ku Award is given to the STLE member who most typifies the dedicated spirit of P.M. Ku, who worked tirelessly for benefits of the society.
STLE International Award
Dr. Jianbian Luo, Tsinghua University in Beijing, China
&
Dr. Frank E. Talke, Center for Magnetic Recording Research at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD)
The International Award recognizes outstanding contributions in tribology, lubrication engineering or allied fields.
Congratulations to all Winners of 2013 Student Poster Competition
This year’s student poster competition hosted 50 students. Thank you to all the participants. Unfortunately we could only choose 9 winners. Join me in congratulating all the winners.
Platinum Level Winners
Martin Evans
“Tomographic Serial Sectioning Investigations of Butterfly and White Etching Crack (WEC) Formation for Wind Turbine Gear”
Hamed Ghaednia
“The Effect of Nanoparticle Additives in the Elasto-hydrodynamic Lubrication Regime”
Hassan Khalid
“An Investigation of Hydraulic Motor Efficiency through Stribeck Analysis”
Gold Level Winners
Hongyu Gao
“High-Temperature Tribological Properties of Silver Tantalate”
Axel Moore
“A simple analytical model for biphasic materials”
Gagan Srivastava
“Wafer-scale particle augmented mixed lubrication approach for modeling chemical mechanical polishing”
Silver Level Winners
Po Pichumani
“Wear and tribofilm formation with zinc-free antiwear additives”
Michael Shockley
“Metallic transfer films studied insitu”
Lechun Xie
“Effects of reinforcements on rolling contact fatigue life of (TIB + TIC)”
Be sure to keep a look out for their written abstract of their presentations in the upcoming issues of TLT.
STLE Hosts Cass Technical High School for the 1st Tribology Mini Camp
The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers hosted 30 junior and senior level students from Cass Technical High School at the 1st Tribology Mini Camp – Friction and Viscosity 101 during the 2013 Annual Meeting. Students participated in 9 experiments demonstrating principles of tribology. This is the first of many STEM initiatives planned for the society. We are happy to be returning to Detroit, Michigan this fall to participate in Cass High School’s Engineering Day.
[Click here] to view pictures from the 1st Tribology STEM Camp
View Pictures from the STLE 2013 Annual Meeting
View through pictures from the STLE 68th Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Detroit, Michigan. Use Flickr to download your favorite photos. Here’s how
• Visit the STLE Flickr page. ,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stle/
• Browse through all the pictures on the main page or select different sets
• Click on the picture to enlarge.
• Right click and select the images size. (please note there are many size options)
You can also click on the action drop down menu and select view all sizes. Select the right size and click download.
• Above all the size selections you will see a download link. Click on the download link and save the picture on your computer.
Create a Flickr account and add the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers as a contact and get updates when new photos are available.
[Click here] to view picture from the STLE 2013 Annual meeting
2014 Annual Meeting Call for Presentations
STLE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition is the industry’s most respected venue for technical information, professional development, and international networking opportunities.
If you are interested in presenting at the 2014 Annual Meeting please prepare a 100-150 word abstract of your research. The submission site will be available soon. You do not need to prepare a full manuscript for the annual meeting program but we do encourage you to submit a manuscript for review and possible publication in Tribology Transactions. The deadline to submit papers is October 1, 2013.
For more information please contact Merle Hedland at mhedland@stle.org
May Webinars Schedule
Join us for this month’s webinars, which feature a focus on solvents and cleaners, and biobased lubes and greases. And remember, we’re on Daylight Savings Time now, so be sure to check your local time.
Recordings Now Available
In case you missed April’s webinars, click below to get access to the recordings and presentation slides/articles. Remember to log in first.
Challenges in Using Environmentally Friendly Fluids | Click here to purchase
Test Methods for Lubricants | Click here to purchase
Solvents & Cleaners in Industrial Applications – Registration Deadline Monday, May 20
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12-1 pm Central Daylight Time; with additional time for Q&A from 1-1:30pm
Presenter: Russ Chambers, Quadra Chemicals
Overview: In this webinar, we will cover types on solvents and cleaners, as well as their composition and properties, leading to the selection of a solvent or cleaner. We’ll also cover industry-specific applications – the when, why and how you’d use a solvent or cleaner. We’ll also cover health and safety issues, as well as new regulations and trends.
Cost: $39 for members; $59 for non-members
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Biobased Lubes and Greases: Respected Market Contenders – Registration deadline Monday, May 27
Date/Time: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12-1 pm Central Daylight Time; with additional time for Q&A from 1-1:30pm
Presenter: Lou Honary
Overview: Since the early 1980's, first in Europe and then in the 1990's in the US, biobased, then called biodegradable, lubricants have been in an uphill climb towards market acceptance. Today, some biobased lubricants have performance that equals or exceeds that of the conventional lubricants and yet they can be price competitive. These products also enjoy the support of the US government through the USDA "Biopreferred" program, designed to encourage use within the federal government. Biobased lubricants are growing in both use and acceptability in the market.
In this webinar, Professor Lou Honary, a leading expert and author in biobased lubricants, provides an overview of the technical and commercial opportunities in biobased lubricants and grease areas. Topics will include a brief historical review of the biobased lubricants and grease technologies, new developments in base vegetable or crop oils, base oil modifications including genetic enhancement of seed oils and chemical modifications of base oils, and advances in performance enhancing additives. There will also be a brief presentation on new processing technologies for manufacturing biobased products.
Cost: $39 for members; $59 for non-members
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Upcoming Webinar Schedule
• 6/5: Emulsifiers 101 (You might also like Emulsifiers 201, set for 9/19)
• 6/12: Waste Treatment of MWFs
• 6/26: The Steel Industry
• 7/10: Air Compressors
• 7/11: Gas and Process Compressors
• 7/17: Microbiology Basics
CRC Book Deal - Corrosion and Materials in the Oil and Gas Industries
Corrosion and Materials in the Oil and Gas Industries
Reza Javaherdashti, Qatar University, Doha; Chikezie Nwaoha, Independent Researcher and Petroleum/Natural Gas Engineer, Owerri, Nigeria; Henry Tan, University of Aberdeen, UK
Listed Price: $199.95
Discounted Price: $159.20
Cat. #: K15410 ISBN: 9781466556249
Publication Date: April 26
http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466556249
Drawn from presentations at a recent National Science Foundation Summer Institute on Nanomechanics, Nanomaterials, and Micro/Nanomanufacturing, Micro- and Nanoscale Phenomena in Tribology explores the convergence of the multiple science and engineering disciplines involved in tribology and the connection from the macro to nano world. Written by specialists from computation, materials science, mechanical engineering, surface physics, and chemistry, each chapter provides up-to-date coverage of both basic and advanced topics and includes extensive references for further study.
After discussing the evolution of tribology in the micro and nano world, the book describes contact conditions spanning between macroscale and nanoscale contacts. It presents an overview of fundamental continuum treatments of interfacial contact and lubrication under a wide range of conditions, including novel advances in contact simulation. It also gives a thorough account of the nature of surface energies and forces in nanostructures as well as adhesion in dry and wet environments. The book then explains how to perform friction measurements at the nanoscale and interpret friction data before demonstrating how micro- and nanotextured surfaces affect adhesion, friction, and wetting. The final chapters emphasize the importance of surface chemistry and molecular dynamics simulation in tribology.
With numerous examples and figures throughout, this volume presents a thorough account of important advancements in tribology that offer insight into micro- and nanoscale phenomena. By enabling a better understanding of fundamental micro- and nanoscale interactions, the book helps readers effectively design and fabricate durable tribological components for various engineering and biological systems.
If you are an STLE member, receive special 20% discount simply log in to www.stle.org and go to the STLE Store (Books and Publications) to receive discount. Non-members, to receive 15% discount, apply promo code STL61 at time of checkout when you order from www.crcpress.com.
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