Transient increase of film thickness in micro-textured EHL contacts

Tribology International

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1745-1756

  Mourier, L ^a   Mazuyer, D ^a   Lubrecht, A A ^b   Donnet, C ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE TRIBOLOGIE ET DYNAMIQUE DES SYSTÈMES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

Elasto hydrodynamically lubricated (EHL) contacts; Femtosecond pulse laser; Micro cavity; Numerical simulation; Optical interferometry; Surface texturing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; THIN FILMS; TRIBOLOGY;

ELASTO-HYDRODYNAMICALLY LUBRICATED (EHL) CONTACTS; FEMTOSECOND PULSE LASER; MICROCAVITY; OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRY; SURFACE TEXTURING;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 33747188928     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2006.02.037     Document Type: Article

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