The role of surface tension and disjoining pressure in starved and parched lubrication

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-123

  Guangteng, G ^a   Spikes, H A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disjoining pressure; Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Lubrication; Parched lubrication; Starvation; Surface tension; Van der waals forces

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATION-ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC; SURFACE TENSION;

AIR; FILMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICATING OILS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SPEED; SURFACE PHENOMENA; SURFACE TENSION; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

DISJOINING PRESSURE; PARCHED LUBRICATION; STARVATION;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 0029657269     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/pime_proc_1996_210_487_02     Document Type: Article

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