Effect of high-pressure rheology of lubricants upon entrapped oil film behaviour at halting elastohydrodynamic lubrication

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

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-285

  Ohno, N ^a   Yamada, S ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication halting; Entrapped oil film; High pressure rheology; Lubricant; Phase diagram

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); FILM THICKNESS; LUBRICATING OILS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; RHEOLOGY; TRACTION (FRICTION); VISCOSITY;

CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION; ENTRAPPED OIL FILM; HIGH-PRESSURE RHEOLOGY; PRESSURE-VISCOSITY COEFFICIENT;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FILM THICKNESS; LUBRICATING OILS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; RHEOLOGY; TRACTION (FRICTION); VISCOSITY;

EID: 34250654536     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET215     Document Type: Conference Paper

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