Influence of harmonic surface roughness on the fatigue life of elastohydrodynamic lubricated contacts

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 220, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-293

  Chapkov, A D ^a   Colin, F ^a   Lubrecht, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Amplitude reduction; Elastohydrodynamic lubricated contact; Fatigue life; Pressure fluctuation; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LUBRICANTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VISCOSITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

AMPLITUDE REDUCTION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATED CONTACTS; LUBRICANT FILMS; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS);

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LUBRICANTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VISCOSITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 33845692001     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET119     Document Type: Conference Paper

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