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Tribology—A Tool for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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Human civilisation has employed the concepts of tribology from the very beginning if not in a formal way. It started with solving problems related to friction and lubrication in the activities of day-to-day life. Gradually with the interests of some bright minds, tribology began to take the form of a specific subject and humankind began to appreciate its potential of transforming their lives. Industrial revolutions definitely played a part in the development of tribology and benefits of same has been reciprocated back to the industries. The knowledge of tribology has now got an additional facet due to the present problems of energy conservation and climate change. Obviously, tribology has yet to offer lot more considering these aspects and the true potential of it can only be revealed by proper and wide application of it.

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Sahoo, P., Das, S.K. (2022). Tribology—A Tool for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. In: Davim, J.P. (eds) Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90487-6_1

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