Combined thin-film and Navier-Stokes analysis in high Reynolds number lubrication

Tribology International

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 734-747

  Frêne, Jean ^a   Arghir, Mihai ^a   Constantinescu, Virgil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMINAR FLOW; LUBRICANTS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; THIN FILMS; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; NON LAMINAR FLOW;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 33645977211     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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