The application of nearly embarrassingly parallel computation in the optimization of fluid-film lubrication©

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-42

  Wang, Nenzi ^a   Chang, Yau Zen ^a   Tsai, Chih Ming ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air Bearings; Optimization; Parallel Computation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; THIN FILMS; TRIBOLOGY;

MASSIVE COMPUTATIONS; PARALLEL COMPUTATION MARKS; AIR BEARINGS; AIR-LUBRICATED POROUS BEARINGS; MASSIVE COMPUTATION; TRIBOLOGICAL MODELS;

TRIBOLOGY; LUBRICATION;

AIR BEARING; FILM LUBRICANT; FLUID FILM; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL COMPUTING; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 1642292796     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05698190490279056     Document Type: Article

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