Experimental evaluation of EHD film shape and its comparison with numerical solution

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 689-696

  Krupka I ^a   Hartl, M ^a   Poliscuk R ^a   Cermak J ^a   Liska M ^a  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POINT CONTACT; ROLLING CONTACT;

EID: 0034287352     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1288772     Document Type: Article

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