Effects of grease composition and structure on film thickness in rolling contact

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-36

  Couronne I ^a   Vergne, P ^a   Mazuyer, D ^b   Truong Dinh, N ^c   Girodin, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE TRIBOLOGIE ET DYNAMIQUE DES SYSTÈMES   (France)

^c CONDAT ^*  (France)

^d SNR ROULEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Film thickness; Grease lubrication; Microstructure; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ELASTIC MODULI; MICROSTRUCTURE; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RHEOLOGY; SYSTEM STABILITY; THICK FILMS; THICKNESS CONTROL; TRIBOLOGY; COMPOSITION; LUBRICATING GREASES; ROLLING;

EHD FILM; FILM THICKNESS; GREASE LUBRICATION; MECHANICAL STABILITY;

LUBRICATING GREASES; TRIBOLOGY;

MECHANICAL STABILITY;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FILM THICKNESS; GREASE; LUBRICANT; MICROSTRUCTURE; RHEOLOGY; ROLLING CONTACT;

EID: 0141675218     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000308982596     Document Type: Article

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