Lubrication of rough surfaces by a boundary film-forming viscosity modifier additive

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 223-229

  Glovnea, R P ^a   Olver, A V ^a   Spikes, H A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; FRICTION; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS; VISCOSITY;

BOUNDARY FILMS; LUBRICATED CONTACTS; METAL SURFACES;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

BOUNDARY FLOW; LUBRICATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 15044351319     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1828069     Document Type: Article

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