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Lubricants and Lubricating Systems

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Course Unit Code340-0573/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HRA05Ing. Ladislav Hrabec, Ph.D.
BLA32Ing. Jan Blata, Ph.D.
Summary
The course follows the professional courses of study program and addresses the issue tribolotických processes, respectively. lubrication processes in the construction and operating its own deployment.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The goal is to supplement and extend students' knowledge in the practical application of lubricants and lubrication systems deployment, focusing on the specifics of each application.
Course Contents
Lectures
1. Basic concepts in the field of lubricants and lubrication processes, the distribution of lubricants and lubrication processes.
2. Lubricants - Classification of lubricants and their properties.
3. Environmentally degradable lubricants and additives for lubricants.
4 - 9. Tribometrie - tests of lubricants and their basic technical parameters.
10. Short-term lubrication systems and equipment.
11. Long-term lubrication systems and equipment.
12. Central lubrication systems.
13. Elements and equipment central lubrication systems.
14. Management of lubricants and lubrication service.

Practice
1. Initial test of knowledge.
2. Semester work - design solutions deleting the object.
3. Sampling of lubricants.
4 - 8. Laboratory works - testing of lubricants.
9 - 12. Lubrication system selected machinery.
13. Software solutions for lubrication.
14. Defense of semestral work.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
STACHOWIAK, Gwidon W. Engineering tribology [online]. Fourth edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, [2014], ©2014 [cit. 2018-02-13]. ISBN 978-0-12-397776-2. Dostupné z: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/natl/Doc?id=10764908.
HELEBRANT, František, Ladislav HRABEC a Jan BLATA. Provoz, diagnostika a údržba strojů. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013. 217 s. ISBN 978-80-248-3028-5, Operační program Vzdělávání pro konkurenceschopnost. Modernizace výukových materiálů a didaktických metod, Číslo: CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0463 (dostupné z http://interdiago.vsb.cz/kom/index.php?pageid=12&parent=25).
HELEBRANT, František, Jiří ZIEGLER a Daniela MARASOVÁ. Technická diagnostika a spolehlivost. I., Tribodiagnostika. 1. vyd. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2001. 155 s. ISBN 80-7078-883-6. (dostupné z http://interdiago.vsb.cz/kom/index.php?pageid=0&parent=26).
PEŤKOVÁ, Viera a Jozef STOPKA. Tribotechnika v teórii a praxi. Košice: Vienala pre TU v Košiciach, Strojnícka fakulta, 2012. 366 s. Edícia vedeckej a odbornej literatúry. ISBN 978-80-8126-057-5.
KHONSARI, Michael M. Applied tribology: bearing design and lubrication [online]. Third Edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2017, ©2017. Tribology Series [cit. 2020-11-09]. ISBN 978-1-118-70025-9. Dostupné z: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/natl-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4923313.
Recommended Reading:
BHUSHAN, Bharat. Introduction to tribology [online]. 2nd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013. Tribology series; Mar. 2013 [cit. 2018-02-13]. Dostupné z: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/natl/Doc?id=10657826.
STOPKA, Jozef. Tribotechnické listy. Žilina: TechPark - vydavateľ časopisu TriboTechnika, 2017. 151 s. ISBN 978-80-972716-0-2.
BEČKA, Jan. Tribologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Ediční středisko ČVUT Praha, 1997. 212 s. ISBN 80-01-01621-8.
ŠTĚPINA, Václav a Václav VESELÝ. Maziva v tribologii: vysokoškolská príručka pre vysoké školy technické. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Veda, vydavatelstvo Slovenskej akademie vied, 1985. 408 s. 71-059-85.
BLAŠKOVIČ, Pavel, Marián DZIMKO a Jozef BALLA. Tribológia. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Alfa, 1990. 360 s. Edícia strojárskej literatúry. ISBN 80-05-00633-0.
BHUSHAN, Bharat. Introduction to tribology [online]. 2nd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013. Tribology series; Mar. 2013 [cit. 2018-02-13]. Dostupné z: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/natl/Doc?id=10657826.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit30 15
        ExaminationExamination70 21