Transient elastohydrodynamic point contact analysis using a new coupled differential deflection method part 1: Theory and validation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-304

  Holmes, M J A ^a   Evans, H P ^a   Hughes, T G ^a   Snidle, R W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coupled method; Differential deflection; Non Newtonian; Point contact EHL; Transient

Indexed keywords

HYDROELASTICITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; POINT CONTACTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

HYDRODYNAMIC EQUATIONS;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

COUPLED ELEMENT METHOD; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; POINT CONTACT; TRANSIENT;

EID: 0141855340     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/135065003768618641     Document Type: Article

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