Annotation Based on a December 1999 symposium held in Reno, this collection of 41 papers reviews new technologies being developed to address hydraulic wear and failure problems. The main subjects are tribological design, failure analysis, improved materials, seals, and the effects of fluids on hydraulic pump wear. Within failure analysis, the contributors discuss methods for root cause analysis to identify hydraulic wear, different applications of wear particle analysis to identify the sources of hydraulic component failure, and examples of hydraulic pump and rolling element bearing wear. Other topics include mechanisms of abrasive wear in lubricated contacts, laser surface texturing of mechanical components, and hydraulic valve problems caused by oil oxidation products. c. Book News Inc. |