Effect of non-spherical bearing geometry on transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication in metal-on-metal hip joint implants

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

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-389

  Wang, F C ^a   Jin, Z M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elipsoidal cup; Equivalent discrete spherical convolution model; Hip joint implant; Metal on metal; Non sphericity; Spherical bearing; Spherical fast Fourier transform; Transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC DEFORMATION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FILM THICKNESS; HIP PROSTHESES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BEARING GEOMETRY; EQUIVALENT DISCRETE SPHERICAL CONVOLUTION MODEL; FLEXION-EXTENSION DIRECTION;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC DEFORMATION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FILM THICKNESS; HIP PROSTHESES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 34250613939     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET249     Document Type: Conference Paper

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