On the coupling of the elastohydrodynamic problem

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-318

  Elcoate, C D ^a   Evans, H P ^a   Hughes, T G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coupled numerical solvers; Deformation; Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Rough surfaces

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICATING OILS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

COUPLED NUMERICAL SOLVERS;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; REYNOLDS STRESS; SURFACE CONTACT;

EID: 0031697144     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406981521240     Document Type: Article

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