An introductory guide to industrial tribology. It forms part of a series which is designed to be suitable for practising engineers and technicians in industry, for design engineers and those responsible for specifying plant and for engineering consultants who may need to set their specialist knowledge within a wider engineering context. This volume provides an introduction to the subject of tribology and covers topics such as friction and boundary lubrication, fluid film lubrication, lubricants, selection of bearing type and other related topics.