Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

1976 Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

doi: 10.1108/eb053111

FOR many years the concept of maintaining relatively low operating pressures for centralized grease lubrication systems has been virtually universal in this country, due mainly to a general apprehension of the term high pressure. This same apprehension of higher pressure systems was prevalent in hydraulic power systems until very recently. However, with the advent of the presentday sophisticated high pressure hydraulic systems demanded primarily by the aviation industry, modern concepts of hydraulic systems throughout industry in general have resulted in operating pressures generally within the range of 200 to 300 bar.

1976 Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

doi: 10.1108/eb053112

STEADY growth in the overseas membership of BHRA Fluid Engineering, coupled with a healthy increase in work associated with overseas projects, was reported by Dr E. T. Jagger at the Association's annual general meeting recently. Dr Jagger was presiding at his last AGM after three years in office, during which time BHRA's income has almost doubled.

PETER JOST, H.

1976 Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

doi: 10.1108/eb053113

ON March 9, 1966, a new concept in industry was bornTribology. It deals with the very practical problems of rolling, sliding and rubbing surfaces. In other words there is no mechanism, no machinenot even the human machinewhich can operate without involving the principles of tribology. Its application is estimated to have saved British industry already in the order of 300 million per annum.