Measurements of elasticity in multigrade motor oil at elevated pressure

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-414

  Bair, Scott ^a   Lockwood, Frances E ^b   Anderson, William B ^b   Zhang, Zhiqiang ^b   Dotson, Dan ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Valvoline Company   (United States)

Author keywords

High pressure; Hydrodynamic bearings; Lubricant rheology; Viscoelastic lubricants; Viscoelasticity; Viscosity index improver

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FILM THICKNESS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMER BLENDS; SHEAR STRESS;

HYDRODYNAMIC BEARINGS; NORMAL STRESS DIFFERENCES; VISCOELASTIC LUBRICANTS; VISCOSITY INDEX IMPROVER;

LUBRICATING OILS;

ELASTICITY; FILM THICKNESS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; LUBRICATING OILS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMER BLENDS; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 34848888052     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000701429279     Document Type: Article

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