A study of the effect of model geometry and lubricant rheology upon the elastohydrodynamic lubrication performance of metal-on-metal hip joints

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

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 493-501

  Wang, Wen Zhong ^a,b   Jin, Z M ^b   Dowson, D ^b   Hu, Y Z ^c  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artificial joint; Biological lubricant; Elasto hydrodynamic lubrication; Metal on metal; Shear thinning

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HIP PROSTHESES; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; JOINTS (ANATOMY); NEWTONIAN FLOW; SOLID LUBRICANTS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BIOLOGICAL LUBRICANTS; METAL-ON-METAL BEARING; SHEAR THINNING;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HIP PROSTHESES; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; JOINTS (ANATOMY); NEWTONIAN FLOW; SOLID LUBRICANTS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 44949129724     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET363     Document Type: Conference Paper

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