Research Topic
| Short Title | CHEPHREN |
| Start of Project | Q3/2021 |
| Funding | Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, BMWK Funding code 03EN4005A Funding code 03EN4029A |
| Website | https://www.enargus.de/pub/bscw.cgi/?op=enargus.eps2&q=CHEPHREN&v=10&p=2&s=14&id=1955818 https://www.enargus.de/pub/bscw.cgi/?op=enargus.eps2&q=CHEPHREN&v=10&p=1&s=14&id=10568606 |
| Project Partners | Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik IWS Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoffmechanik IWM iwis motorsysteme GmbH & Co. KG iwis antriebssysteme GmbH & Co. KG Institut für Oberflächentechnik lOT, RWTH Aachen VTD Vakuumtechnik Dresden GmbH WITTENSTEIN SE |
| Contact | Dr.-Ing. T. Lohner |
Project Description
Due to climate change and limited resources, the energy and resource efficiency of machines and plants increasingly become more and more important. The aim of the CHEPHREN joint project is to reduce friction by means of superlubricity mechanism in machine elements. In the CHEPHREN research project, the Gear Research Center (FZG) primarily deals with reducing energy dissipation in gearboxes with requirement adapted tribosystems. In addition to basic research on tribological contact level, the findings are systematically transferred to applications such as gearings. In particular, research is conducted in the following fields:
- Superlubricity with water-based lubricants and coatings
- Power-transmitting tribocontacts made of plastics
- Demand-oriented lubrication methods for gear components
- Frictional energy at higher gearbox speeds
- High-resolution determination of energy dissipation and friction condition using modern tribosensor technology
In addition, FZG will evaluate the tribological solution approaches of the consortium partners and provide support on tribology and transmission topics.
