An experimental investigation of the influence of the lubricant viscosity and additives on gear wear

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 138-148

  Krantz, T L ^a   Kahraman, A ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Additives; Gear; Lubricant Viscosity; Wear

Indexed keywords

ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; THIN FILMS; VISCOSITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ADDITIVES; DURABILITY; FILM GROWTH; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

GEAR SURFACE; LUBRICANT VISCOSITY;

LUBRICANTS;

ANTIWEAR ADDITIVE; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FILM THICKNESS; GEAR LUBRICANT; GEAR TOOTH; VISCOSITY; WEAR RATE;

FATIGUE LIVES; GEAR; LUBRICANT VISCOSITY;

EID: 1242276432     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05698190490278949     Document Type: Article

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