2024 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Tribology and Surface Engineering
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Saiko Aoki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Wed
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.C543
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on the fundamentals of surface chemistry phenomena such as surface energy, surface tension, and adsorption to solid surface, and covers the fundamentals of tribology and dynamics of friction closely related to the surface chemistry phenomena.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to;
1) Understand the physical chemistry related to interface/surface such as formation of interface and adsorption to solid surface
2) Acquire fundamental knowledges regarding tribology and the role of lubricating oils and additives for controlling friction
Keywords
Tribology, Interface, Surface, Surface energy, Surface tention, Physical chemistry, Adsorption, Friction, Wear, Lubricant, Lubricating additive, Boundary lubrication, Tribochemistry, Tribofilm
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This course will cover (1) formation of interface, (2) surface chemistry phenomenon, (3) fundamentals of tribology, (4) physical chemistry of lubricating additives. Towards the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to what is taught on that day to solve.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction - What is Tribology and Surface Engineering? | Understanding contents of the lecture on Tribology and Surface Engineering |
| Class 2 | Formation of interfaces and surface of solids | Explain the formation of interfaces and surface of solids |
| Class 3 | Surface energy and surface tension | Explain the surface energy and surface tension |
| Class 4 | Fundamentals of tribology and dynamics of friction | Understand the fundamentals of tribology and dynamics of friction |
| Class 5 | Fluid lubrication and boundary lubrication | Understand fundamentals of fluid lubrication and boundary lubrication |
| Class 6 | Adsorption of molecules and boundary lubrication | Understand the formation of boundary lubrication film by adsorption of molecules and its lubrication mechanism |
| Class 7 | Molecular structures of lubricating additives and their role | Understand the molecular structures of lubricating additives and their role |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
The documents prepared by the instructors will be distributed.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Some documents are distributed at the time of a lecture start as needed and the class is performed a commentary using Power point. The Power point file to use in a lecture discloses it beforehand through T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The evaluation of understanding degree of the students is performed through the exercise and reports submitted by them
Related courses
- CAP.C432 ： Physico-Chemical Property Analysis in Chemical Engineering
- CAP.C532 ： Advanced Specific Environmental Process
Prerequisites
No restriction
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Saiko Aoki: aoki.s.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.