Tribology Days 2024

Luleå University of Technology welcomes you to the annual meeting "Tribology Days" on 12-13 November 2024. This year the event will be held in Tumba just south of Stockholm with Alfa-Laval as hosts. The tribology days (Tribodays) are organized every autumn and attract participants from industry, academia and institutes with an interest in tribology.

New methods, findings and discoveries are presented. The meeting provides good opportunities to learn new things and to network with others. The meeting is always co-organized with a host from industry, and this year the event is therefore held at Alfa-Laval's facility in Tumba. There is a chance to make a study visit to their business on the afternoon of the 13th. Tribology Days is organized in collaboration with the Swedish Tribology Association (STRIBO).

Registration is done here External link.

Registration for Phd students here External link.

Registration for speakers here External link.

Last day for registration is November 1. After that, a fee of SEK 500 will be added.

The conference dinner is served at the Clarion Collection hotel Tapetfabriken (Sickla)

Program Tribology Days 2024

Luleå University of Technology welcomes you to Tribology Days hosted by Alfa Laval at Hans Stahles väg 7 in Tumba, Stockholm.

All times in Central European Time (CET)

Tuesday, 12 November

• 10:00 Registration
• 11:00 “Introduction to Alfa Laval High Speed Separator” – Finn Rundström, Alfa Laval
• 11:30 “Tribological challenges in a High-Speed Separator” – Per Lindholm, Alfa Laval
• 12:00 Lunch
• 13:15 “WiseEST – a Technology Platform for Tribology” – Staffan Jacobson, Uppsala University, and Jens Hardell, Luleå University of Technology
• 13:40 “Sustainable Wear-Resistant Coating by Thermal Spray Techniques” – Vasanth Gopal, University West
• 14:10 “Multilayer Coating by Design for Ultra durability: toward zero wear in micro and macro loadings” – Narguess Nemati, Aarhus University, Denmark
• 14:40 “Tribological findings at Uppsala” – Staffan Jacobson, Uppsala University
• 15:10 Fika (Coffee Break)
• 15:40 “Sustainability by friction reduction in grease lubricated rolling bearings” – Frank Reichmann & Maximilian Steuer, BECHEM, Germany
• 16:05 “A simulation assisted Ring-on-Liner scuffing test method” – Michael Pusterhofer, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
• 16:30 “Film formation and high-pressure characteristics of water-based lubricants” – Marcus Björling, Luleå University of Technology
• 19:30 Dinner at Clarion Collection Hotel Tapetfabriken, Sickla, Stockholm

Wednesday, 13 November

• 8:30 “The myths of firearms – tribology of guns” – Pär Marklund, Luleå University of Technology
• 9:00 “Tribocorrosion and Multidegradation in Offshore Renewable Energy (MORE)” – Hamid Khanmohammadi, NTNU, Norway, and Johan B. Lindén, RISE
• 9:25 “Oxidation – friend or foe to your tribological system?” – Jens Hardell, Luleå University of Technology
• 9:50 “Ghost riders unveiled: Filtration and characterization of sub-micron particles in lubricants” – Myrna Cortés, SKF Recondoil & Luleå University of Technology
• 10:20 Fika (Coffee Break)
• 10:50 “Hydrogen in tribology: applications and challenges” – Lisa-Marie Weniger, Luleå University of Technology
• 11:15 “Estimation of Remaining Useful Life in Railway Rolling Contacts” – Wiyao Edjeou, Luleå University of Technology
• 11:40 “Tribological Performance of Experimentally Developed Polymer Composites as Hydropower Bearings Versus Commercially Available Materials” – Nazanin Emami, Luleå University of Technology
• 12:15 Lunch
• 13:30-15:30 Tour at the Alfa Laval facility

Conference Schedule

DAY 1:
10:00 Registration
12:00 Lunch
Ends at 17:30
Dinner at 19:30

DAY 2:
08:30-12:00 Lunch
Tour 13:00-15:00

Directions

From Arlanda Airport:
Take the Arlanda Express to Stockholm Central Station.
Transfer to the commuter train towards Södertälje/Tumba.
Get off at Tumba.
Exit towards the back of the train.
Walk approximately 5 minutes.

From Flemingsberg:
If arriving by regional train, you can get off at Flemingsberg.
Then take the commuter train south towards Södertälje/Tumba.
Get off at Tumba.
Exit towards the back of the train.
Walk approximately 5 minutes.

From Alfa Laval Tumba to Clarion Hotel in Sickla:
Take the commuter train from Tumba to Årstaberg.
Transfer to the tram (Tvärbanan) towards Sickla.
Get off at Sickla.
Walk 10 minutes to the hotel.
Please note there is currently construction work where the tram stops at Sickla, and the station has been relocated. This results in a slightly longer walk from the tram stop to the hotel.

Reverse Route for Wednesday Morning (departure times are roughly +/-10 minutes).