Averaged reynolds equation extended to gas lubrication possessing surface roughness in the slip flow regime: Approximate method and confirmation experiments

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 495-503

  Mitsuya, Y ^a   Ohkubo, T ^b   Ota, H ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATION-GAS; REYNOLDS EQUATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

SURFACES--ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT;

AVERAGE FILM THICKNESS THEORY; AVERAGED REYNOLDS EQUATION; SLIP FLOW REGIME;

LUBRICATION;

EID: 0024706068     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3261957     Document Type: Article

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