A wide range measuring system for thin lubricating film: From nano to micro thickness

Tribology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 521-531

  Guo, F ^a   Wong, P L ^b  

^a Qingdao Polytechnic University   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lubricating film thickness measurement; Multi beam interferometry; Optical EHL; Two beam interferometry

Indexed keywords

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FILM LUBRICANT; FILM THICKNESS; INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 5544255416     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TRIL.0000044500.75134.70     Document Type: Article

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