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FRICTIONAL HEAT [2 records]

Record 1 1993-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
CONT

Metal-to-metal contact causes high frictional heat, rapid wear, and early failure of the bearing. Therefore, insuring proper lubrication is one of the main ways to prevent bearing failure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Le contact métal sur métal engendre en effet une forte chaleur de frottement, une usure rapide et une défaillance prématurée du coussinet.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Plate Tectonics
CONT

The explanation of the observed pattern of crustal structure at collision zones may perhaps be somewhat as illustrated .... The descending plate, forcing its way into the reluctant mantle, generates intense frictional heat and causes a melting zone to form at some distance inland.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Tectonique des plaques

Spanish

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