TRIBOLOGY AND RELATED RESEARCH IN ITALY.

Abstract

Visits to three Italian research groups are reported. All are engaged in research on tribology, friction, wear, lubrication or on related materials research. Work in progress is described relative to present state of Italian technology, with consideration being given to the highly accelerated growth rate. Organizations include one government-supported, one government-sponsored but industry-supported, and one fully industry-supported. A listing of Italian tribologists is appended as well as references wherein specific research results are reported. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 28, 1968
Accession Number
AD0835022

Entities

People

  • R. A. Burton

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Friction
  • Governments
  • Lubrication
  • Tribology

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Library and Information Science
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).