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Greg Dalton, PhD, P.Eng Tribologist CNA Faculty (MET - Manufacturing) MUN Adjunct Professor (Mech Eng)
greg.Dalton@cna.nl.ca Greg Dalton, PhD, PEng
Tribology – EP Lubricants, Coatings and Catastrophic Adhesion, Friction & Wear Testing
CN Railway sued over 2012 forest fire – Analysis of steel fragment connected train with source of ignition
Friction in Metalworking, Encyclopaedia of Tribology, Springer, 2012
Characterizing Automotive Sheet Steels and Lubricants: A Comparison of friction results between the Drawbead Simulator and the Twist Compression Tester
Improving the Effectiveness of Tribotests by Identifying Lubricant Failure Features
A Novel Method Of Detecting Galling And Other Forms Of Catastrophic Adhesion In Tribotests
Automated Decision Support System for Lubricant Evaluation Formulation Responses of Representative Metalworking Fluid Lubricating Additives Under Sliding Contact Conditions
Standard Test Method for Measuring Friction and Adhesive Wear Properties of Lubricated and Unlubricated Materials Using the Twist Compression Test, ASTM G02<br>
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Areas of Interest for Collaboration:
Asset Maintenance and Reliability – reducing unexpected downtime through predictive and proactive maintenance
Condition monitoring of equipment with vibration, ultrasonics, thermography
Characterization and Failure analysis of surfaces with Interferometry, and Scanning Electron Microscopy
Design and build of friction and wear testers (former Vice Chair of ASTM G02 Erosion and Wear)
Building a knowledge base for an AI / DSS for condition monitoring and control of automated equipment
Evaluations of contacting surfaces under failure conditions with the Twist Compression Test (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNAWmw0Zdvk)
Clients include: AGS Automotive, Alcan, Alcoa, Cincinnati Milacron, Dana Corp, Dofasco Steel, Dubois Chemical, Ford, Fuchs Lubricants, General Motors, Glencore, Honda, Quaker, Magna Corp, Tenneco Automotive, US DOE. Greg Dalton, PhD, P.Eng Tribologist CNA Faculty (MET - Manufacturing) MUN Adjunct Professor (Mech Eng)
greg.Dalton@cna.nl.ca<br>