Tribology in Mobility

Dear Colleagues,

Within the last 100 years, mobility has changed fundamentally and become universally accessible. Today, the transport of people for travel purposes, as well as that of goods, is a global phenomenon. Worldwide, more than 1 billion cars, 300 million commercial vehicles, 40,000 airplanes and 5000 container ships are estimated to move people and goods—and that is in addition to the millions of railway kilometers used by trains.

However, wherever things are moving, lubrication, friction, wear—and tribology in general—play a crucial role. Reliable, efficient and cost-effective tribology is central to mobility, be it related to cars, trucks, trains, ships or airplanes.

Therefore, the range of topics in this Special Issue is very diverse, from the investigation of lubricated machine elements in a combustion engine, to the rail/wheel contact, to condition-based maintenance and many more interesting topics. It is the aim of this Special Issue to present many different aspects of tribology in mobility and to show the state-of-the-art in this field.

Dr. Hannes Allmaier
Dr. David Sander
Guest Editors

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