5477.2:
Characterization of additives in lubricants for tribological systems with the help of simulations on different length-scales
Abstract
The main goal of our project is the development of simulation techniques towards the understanding of and application towards tribological processes relevant to the industrial manufacturing practice. Here, additives play an important role in the regime of boundary lubrication. Molecular Dynamics simulations help to understand more about the working on the nanoscale in this environment. With the Finite Element Method a bridge to the macroscopic world is built, where the effects from nanotribology are used for the optimization of tribological systems.