On some aspects of numerical solutions of thin-film and mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication

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

Volumn 221, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 561-579

  Zhu, Dong ^a  

^a EATON CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Film thickness; Mixed lubrication; Numerical solution; Surface contact; Thin film behaviour

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FILM THICKNESS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

COMPUTATIONAL MESH DENSITY; MULTI-GRID METHOD; PROGRESSIVE MESH DENSIFICATION METHOD;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

CONTACT ANGLE; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FILM THICKNESS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 34848868168     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET259     Document Type: Article

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