A novel method for integrating first- and second-order differential equations in elastohydrodynamic lubrication for the solution of smooth isothermal, line contact problems

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1099-1113

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

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact problems; Coupled solutions; Elastohydrodynamics; Finite elements; Lubrication

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PROBLEM SOLVING;

NEWTONIAN LUBRICANT BEHAVIOR; SMOOTH LINE CONTACT PROBLEMS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0033586344     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19990320)44:8<1099::AID-NME546>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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