Tribology & Lubrication Technology
June 2023

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FEATURES

20 MINUTES (STLE MEMBER BONUS CONTENT)
20 Minutes With Gord Susinski
This senior technical services advisor for Petro-Canada Lubricants discusses mining, training and how he got into the industry.

20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Yuki Sato
This senior operating officer at NOK discusses the latest issues on sealing.

LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS
Fundamentals of hydraulics: Reservoir designed to do more than hold the fluid
When proper maintenance protocols are followed, a reservoir’s design ensures that the pump keeps working efficiently.

COVER STORY 

Sailing on air toward decarbonization targets
Carbon emissions from shipping have increased, but there are multiple solutions in the works to reduce them in the future.

FEATURE

False brinelling: An increasing type of a rolling bearing wear
Industry experts discuss how to identify false brinelling, prevention scenarios and lubricating strategies.

TECH BEAT I 

Hydrogen production using sea water
A catalyst that effectively splits sea water without any purification needed has been developed.

TECH BEAT II 

Lithium-air battery
The energy density generated by the lithium-air battery is much beyond what is possible for lithium-ion battery technology.

TECH BEAT III 

Frictional healing: Prediction of potential earthquakes
Frictional healing describes a time-dependent increase in asperity contact between rock surfaces at the micro- to nanoscopic scales.

SOUNDING BOARD 

Microbiology
Readers share their insights on microbiology.

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