Pressure fluctuations as grease soaps pass through an EHL contact

Tribology International

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 211-216

  Larsson, P O ^a   Larsson, R ^a   Jolkin, A ^a   Marklund, O ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Grease; Optical interferometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034159777     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-679X(00)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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