Variable lubricant supply of a starved hydrodynamic linear contact: Lubricant lateral flow for smooth and laser textured surfaces

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

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-258

  Organisciak, Michel ^a,b   Cavallaro, G ^a   Lubrecht, A A ^b  

^a CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic contact; Laser surface texturing; Piston ring; Starvation; Variable film

Indexed keywords

FILMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LUBRICANTS;

LASER SURFACE TEXTURING; LUBRICANT REFLOW; STARVED HYDRODYNAMIC LINEAR CONTACT; VARIABLE LUBRICANT FILMS;

PISTON RINGS;

FILMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LUBRICANTS; PISTON RINGS;

EID: 34250632676     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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