The paper presents a description of the mechanical construction, measuring and control systems and the possibilities of a new type tribological testing device. The design was developed and built at the Department of Fundamentals of Machine Design and Tribology of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology. Described tester allows the investigate a friction and wear of components such as fibrous tapes, ropes, plaitings or fibers themselves in contact with solid materials. The paper describes in detail the construction of drive and the load pneumatic system. The innovative system of the device such measurement equipped with piezoelectric sensors and an experimental fixing unit of tested components also have been described. Work includes diagrams of used control and measurement systems and the central lubrication system. As a test the polyethylene cable in contact with brass rods has been examined. The results of this studies were been also presented in the paper.
Solid lubricating coatings tribological test rig development