PARAMETERS OF THE LUBRICATION PROCESS DURING OPERATIONAL WEAR OF THE CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINES

Parameters of the lubrication process during operational wear of the crankshaft bearings of automobile engines

The article discusses the dynamics of the lubrication process Blushes during the operational wear of the crankshaft bearings of automobile engines.All lubrication modes and wear processes are analyzed.The main attention is paid to the steady and unsteady modes of lubrication of the crankshaft bearings.The nature of the dynamics of changing lubricat

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Methods of OR: A new graduate course

A new course entitled "Methods of Operations Research (OR)" was introduced at the Department of Applied Mathematics of Stellenbosch University during the second half of 2001.The aim of this course was to introduce students of OR to the trauma of mathematical modelling in real-world scenarios, instead of merely Nappy Pants teaching them a number of

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Signs and objects in op-ed articles on loneliness in the US and Singapore newspapers: a semiotic interpretation

Semiotics uncovers signs and objects in narrative accounts and vivid descriptions in the larger body of texts through the power of an interpretant.A sign is an idea that stands for something bigger while an object is a possible interpretation or meaning of that idea.An interpretant is best thought of as the understanding that we have of the sign-ob

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Diamonds in the rough - reconsidering the scientific and heritage value of heat-altered stones in prehistoric archaeology through a systematic literature review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background Heat-altered stones (HAS) are commonly reported in prehistoric sites across several continents, yet they continue to be generally overlooked and systematic studies on them are scarce.Methods We performed a systematic literature review which consisted of searching journal articles, book chapters and books published in English, in Scopus a

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