Central and minimum elastohydrodynamic film thickness at high contact pressure

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 291-296

  Smeeth, M ^a   Spikes, H A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; FILM THICKNESS; LUBRICATION; OPTICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0030807959     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2833204     Document Type: Editorial

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