Numerical computation of free boundary problems in elastohydrodynamic lubrication

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 104-113

  Durany, J ^a   Garcia G ^a   Vazquez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Characteristics; Duality methods; Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Finite elements; Free boundary; Nonlinear elliptic problems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAVITATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOURNAL BEARINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ROLLING;

ELASTIC HINGED PLATE BIHARMONIC EQUATION; FREE BOUNDARY; HERTZ EQUATION; NONLINEAR ELLIPTIC PROBLEMS; QUALITY METHODS;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

ALGORITHMS; FILMS; FLUID FLOW; LUBRICATION-ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC;

EID: 0030072152     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0307-904X(95)00091-W     Document Type: Article

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