Interaction of asperities on opposing surfaces in thin film, mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Choo, Jian W ^a   Olver, Andrew V ^b   Spikes, Hugh A ^b   Dumont, Marie Laure ^c   Ioannides, Eustathios ^c  

^a PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SKF Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asperity collision; Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Micro EHL; Mixed lubrication; Surface roughness; Thin film

Indexed keywords

DIRECT MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; LEADING EDGE; LUBRICANT FILM THICKNESS; LUBRICANT FILMS; MICRO-EHD; MICRO-EHL; MIXED LUBRICATION; TRANSVERSE RIDGE;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FILMS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 46049118891     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2908904     Document Type: Article

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