Film thickness in point contacts under generalized Newtonian EHL conditions: Numerical and experimental analysis

Tribology International

Volumn 40, Issue 10-12 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1474-1478

  Chapkov, A D ^a   Bair, S ^b   Cann, P ^c   Lubrecht, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EHL film thickness; Interferometry; Numerical simulation; Rheology; Viscosity measurement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILM THICKNESS; INTERFEROMETRY; LUBRICANTS; RHEOLOGY; ROLLING; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

NEWTONIAN LUBRICANTS; PURE ROLLING;

POINT CONTACTS;

EID: 34548149652     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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