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Green Tribology

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Robert Wood

Professor of Surface Engand Tribology

Research interests

  • Professor Robert Wood has research interests that span the application of lubrication, wear and friction science to current and next generation critical machine components such as bearings, transmissions, turbines, pumps, renewable energy systems and electrification of transportation. His research projects look at detecting wear, corrosion, friction and lubrication using these measurements to improve condition monitoring of machines including EVs and aeroengine fan blades and to optimise surface engineering for extended service life, energy efficiency and to drive tribology based digital twins and machine learning development.
Other researchers

Professor Philip Bartlett

Professor of Chemistry

Research interests

  • Electrochemistry
  • Bioelectrochemistry
  • Templated electrodeposition of nanomaterials

Professor Julian Wharton

Professor

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Electrochemistry

A well-established world-class group researching energy charge transfer that affects many facets of life.

Research outputs

The use of anisotropic texturing for control of directional friction
Ping Lu,
Robert Wood,
Mark G. Gee,
Ling Wang,
& Wilhelm Pfleging
, 2017 , Tribology International , 113 , 169--181
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2017.02.005
Type: article
Damage mechanisms at the cement-implant interface of polished cemented femoral stems
Natalie Shearwood-Porter,
Martin Browne,
James A. Milton,
Matthew J. Cooper,
Martin R. Palmer,
Jeremy M. Latham,
Robert J. K. Wood,
& Richard B. Cook
, 2017 , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials , 105 (7) , 2027–2033
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33739
Type: article
Scuffing mechanisms of EN-GJS 400-15 spheroidal graphite cast iron against a 52100 bearing steel in a PAO lubricated reciprocating contact
T.J. Kamps,
J.C. Walker,
R.J. Wood,
P.M. Lee,
& A.G. Plint
, 2017 , Wear , 1--16
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2017.01.074
Type: article
Synergistic effects of cavitation erosion and corrosion for nickel aluminium bronze with oxide film in 3.5% NaCl solution
Jahnabi Basumatary,
& Robert Wood
, 2017 , Wear
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2017.01.047
Type: article
Composite, multilayer and three-dimensional substrate supported tin-based electrodeposits from methanesulphonic acid
Frank C. Walsh,
& C.T.J. Low
, 2016 , Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing , 93 (3) , 152--158
DOI: 10.1080/00202967.2016.1162399
Type: article