The borderline of elastohydrodynamic and boundary lubrication

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

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-37

  Spikes, H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary lubrication; Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Thin film

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LUBRICATION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 0034072719     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406001522787     Document Type: Review

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