Elastohydrodynamic lubrication model of connecting rod big-end bearings: Application to real engines

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 568-578

  Ozasa, Toshihiro ^a   Noda, Takashi ^a   Konomi, Toshiaki ^b  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

^b TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONNECTING RODS; DEFORMATION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CONNECTING ROD BIG END BEARINGS;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS);

BEARINGS-ROD END; ENGINES; LUBRICATION-ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC;

EID: 3943090604     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2833538     Document Type: Editorial

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