ECO-TRIBOLOGICAL CORRECT DESIGN: NEW DEMANDS OF CONTEMPORARY DESIGN

Abstract

Tribologically correct design is an important indicator of design quality and technical level of a product. The basic characteristics of such a design are minimisation of friction and wear to possible limits with simultaneous increase of degree of reliability and service life. Ecologically correct design is a new aspect in systematic approach and methodological elaboration of design process. It is based on activities of identification of environmental aspects and their integration into the process of product design and development. The goal is continuous improvement of performances of product environment and interaction between environment and product. Basic principles of tribological and ecological aspects of methodologically derived process of design are considered in the paper. In addition, an attempt was made to find the areas of common principles in the processes of product design and development.