EJPAU 2014. Wieczorek A. MEASURING OPERATING PARAMETERS OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES WORKING IN A HIGHLY POLLUTED ENVIRONMENT

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2014
Volume 17
Issue 3

Topic:

Agricultural Engineering

ELECTRONIC
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES

Wieczorek A. 2014. MEASURING OPERATING PARAMETERS OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES WORKING IN A HIGHLY POLLUTED ENVIRONMENT, EJPAU 17(3), #11.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume17/issue3/abs-11.html

MEASURING OPERATING PARAMETERS OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES WORKING IN A HIGHLY POLLUTED ENVIRONMENT

Andrzej Norbert Wieczorek
Institut of Mining Mechanization, Silesian Technical University, Gliwice, Poland

ABSTRACT

The study presents the results of experimental research in the scope of modifying the operating conditions of friction pairs with the use of a metal conditioner. As a part of the study, experimental research at AMSLER test rig was carried out in order to examine the loss of mass in samples lubricated with clean and contaminated gear oil. Apart from the determination of the mass loss, measurements of roughness as well as microscopic examinations of the surfaces of mating samples were performed. A significant improvement in the tribological properties of friction pairs was demonstrated, which was associated with the use of the examined metal conditioner.

Key words: durability, wear, contamination, lubrication.

Andrzej Norbert Wieczorek
Institut of Mining Mechanization, Silesian Technical University, Gliwice, Poland

email: Andrzej.N.Wieczorek@polsl.pl

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