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Vastness of Tribology and its Contribution for a Sustainable Development
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: Received: 30 November 2023 / Approved: 30 November 2023 / Online: 30 November 2023 (16:10:12 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 23 January 2024 / Approved: 24 January 2024 / Online: 24 January 2024 (15:43:11 CET)
Version 2 : Received: 23 January 2024 / Approved: 24 January 2024 / Online: 24 January 2024 (15:43:11 CET)
A peer-reviewed article of this Preprint also exists.
Ciulli, E. Vastness of Tribology Research Fields and Their Contribution to Sustainable Development. Lubricants 2024, 12, 33. Ciulli, E. Vastness of Tribology Research Fields and Their Contribution to Sustainable Development. Lubricants 2024, 12, 33.
Abstract
Tribology is related to all studies on friction, wear and lubrication. One of the main aims of these studies is a reduction in friction and wear. Tribology is extremely vast, being also multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. Therefore, it is very difficult to organize the several tribology subjects in an unique way and different classifications have been proposed by different authors. In this work, the several subjects treated by tribology are reviewed and organized in six branches: Fundamental Tribology, Tribology of Materials and Lubricants, Micro and Nanotribology, Industrial Tribology, Biotribology and New Frontiers of Tribology. The main subjects treated by the six branches are briefly reviewed in the paper in order to highlight the vastness of tribology and its important contribution to sustainability. Particularly friction and wear reductions are strictly related to greater efficiency and material saving, which mean less energy losses and material wastes, less pollution and therefore a more sustainable life according to the Sustainable Development Goals. The connections among the latter and the several different tribological subjects are discussed.
Keywords
tribology; friction; wear; lubrication; materials and lubricants; industrial tribology; nanotribology; biotribology; green tribology; Sustainable Development Goals
Subject
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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