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Thin layers, both solid and liquid,
are found in many places both in nature and in engineering.
These thin layers provide a range of functions, primarily
in lubrication, but also in thermal cooling, component
separation and bonding. Understanding these layers, particularly
their thickness, is crucial to better design and reliability.
Often these layers are inaccessible, squashed between two
other components and are remarkably difficult to measure.
Tribosonics Ltd is the world leader in measuring these
layers in a huge range of applications.
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| The name Tribosonics comes from the
combination of Tribology and Ultrasonics. Tribology is
the study of friction, wear and lubrication and comes from
the Greek ‘tribos’ meaning rubbing. Ultrasonic
techniques have been used for many years as a non-destructive
technique for analysing and monitoring mechanical components.
Tribosonics is the combination of these areas of engineering
to develop a set of powerful techniques for monitoring,
measuring and investigating a wide range of real world
engineering applications. |
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The Frank P. Bussick Award
Phil
Harper has been named, along with Dr. T. Reddyhoff, as the recipients
of the 2009 Frank P. Bussick Award. The award was established in 1999
to honour the STLE member or members authoring the best paper on
Sealing Systems Technology published by the Society during the year
preceding the Annual Meeting. The Award is due to be presented on May
19th during the STLE Annual Meeting in Cleveland.
The award is given for the paper 'A New Approach for the Measurement of Film Thickness in Liquid Face Seals'. |
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Doctor of Philosophy
Phil Harper, Director of Tribosonics Ltd, recently (and finally!)
graduated from the University of Sheffield with a PhD in 'The
Measurement of Film Thickness in Lubricated Components using
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Institution of Engineering and Technology, Sir Henry Royce Award
Phil Harper, Director of Tribosonics Ltd, has recently won the Sir Henry Royce
Award from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for 2007. This prestigious
award is given to a 'young engineering or IT professional who has shown
excellence in the previous year in their work in industry or for the
profession'. Phil won this award for his contribution to engineering through his work on measuring fluid film thickness.
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National Instruments LabVIEW Qualification
Phil Harper has recently become a Certified LabVIEW Associate
Developer. Tribosonics Ltd uses LabVIEW for a range of instrument
control, signal processing and simulation applications.
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Institution of Mechanical Engineering, Tribology Trust Bronze Medal
Phil Harper, Director of Tribosonics Ltd, has jointly won the Tribology
Trust Bronze Medal for 2006. The Bronze medal is awarded to researchers
in an early stage of their career, normally under the age of 30, who
have made a significant contribution to the field of Tribology. This
year, due to the exceptionally high standard of applicants, the
Tribology Trust decided to award two Tribology Trust Bronze medals, one
of which went to Phil Harper for his work on the measurement of fluid film thickness.
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Royal Academy of Engineering, ERA Foundation Award
A unique sensor technology that can
monitor and predict the failure of mechanical seals has
won University of Sheffield research assistant Phil Harper
the inaugural £40,000 ERA Foundation Award from The
Royal Academy of Engineering.
The Award has been established to identify entrepreneurial
researchers working in UK universities in the field of
electro-technology who are at an early stage in their career
and who demonstrate both considerable entrepreneurial promise
and the potential to benefit the UK's future prosperity.
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