Hydrogen Tribology for Future Energy

Abstract

One of the important tasks of green tribology is to establish a firm technological ground for future energy. In utilizing hydrogen as a secondary energy carrier, we must understand behaviors of hydrogen gas and their effects on tribological processes in bearings and seals.The mini-symposium “Hydrogen tribology for future energy” held on Tuesday, 8th September, 2009, in the World Tribology Congress 2009 was the first symposium on hydrogen held ever in international tribology conferences. Ten papers from the US, Germany and Japan were presented at the symposium. Five papers out of the ten have been submitted to Tribology Online and are included in this special issue.The organizers hope that the symposium and this issue inspire tribologists in the world for further progress in this field.OrganizersJoichi Sugimura and Shinya Sasaki