Deterministic micro asperities on bearings and seals using a modified LIGA process

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 147-154

  Stephens, L S ^a   Siripuram, R ^a   Hayden, M ^a   McCartt, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERITIES; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; LASER TEXTURING; SURFACE METROLOGY;

ELECTROPLATING; FRICTION; NICKEL; SEALS; SILICON NITRIDE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRIBOLOGY;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS);

ASPERITY; BEARING; LUBRICATION; SEAL;

EID: 1642362761     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1619430     Document Type: Article

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