Experimental study on lubrication regime variation in point contacts

Tribology International

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 451-460

  Guo, F ^a   Fu, Z ^a   Wong, P L ^b   Yang, P ^a  

^a QINGDAO TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Hydrodynamic lubrication; Interferometry; Lubrication regime

Indexed keywords

FILM THICKNESS; INTERFEROMETRY; LINEAR ALGEBRA; TRANSITION METALS;

HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; PIEZOVISCOUS EFFECT;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 39749122154     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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