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OverviewThe 24th Leeds-Lyon Symposium was held in London from 4th-6th September 1997, where it was hosted by the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.The meeting addressed the topic of ""Tribology for Energy Conservation"" and attracted a wide range of stimulating papers and speakers. Some 150 delegates from nineteen countries attended and about sixty papers were presented in fifteen sessions. These covered the topics of lubricants, wear, friction reduction, hydrodynamics, elastohydrodynamic lubrication, surface roughness, manufacturing, component life (including condition monitoring), and automotive aspects. Full Product DetailsAuthor: L. Flamand , G. Dalmaz (Laboratoire de Mechanique des Contacts, INSA de Lyon, France) , D. Dowson (Department of Mechanical Engineering/University of Leeds/Leeds/UK) , P.R.N. Childs (Head of the Dyson School of Engineering Design, Imperial College London, UK)Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Imprint: Elsevier Science Ltd Edition: 2nd Revised edition Volume: v.34 Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 1.540kg ISBN: 9780444500335ISBN 10: 0444500332 Pages: 573 Publication Date: 23 July 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBrief Author Bio: Peter Childs is Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering and the Professorial Lead in Engineering Design at Imperial College London. His general interests include: creativity tools and innovation; design process and design rationale; fluid flow and heat transfer, particularly rotating flow; sustainable energy component, concept and system design; robotics. Prior to his current post at Imperial he was director of the Rolls-Royce supported University Technology Centre for Aero-Thermal Systems, director of InQbate and professor at the University of Sussex. He has contributed to over 180 refereed journal and conference papers, and several books including the Handbook on Mechanical Design Engineering (Elsevier, 2013, 2019) as well as co-authoring books on rural urban migration, inclusive sports and sports technology. He has been principal or co-investigator on contracts totalling over £80 million. His roles at Imperial include joint course director for the Innovation Design Engineering double master degree run jointly by Imperial and the Royal College of Art, and Design Lead for the Manufacturing Futures Lab. He is Editor of the Journal of Power and Energy and Founder Director and Chief Scientific Officer at QBot Ltd. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |