Pressure buildup mechanism in a textured inlet of a hydrodynamic contact

Journal of Tribology

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

  Cupillard, Samuel ^a   Cervantes, Michel J ^a   Glavatskih, Sergei ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Convergent surface; Pressure buildup; Recirculation; Texture

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE RATIO; FLOW ANALYSIS; FLOW RECIRCULATION; HYDRODYNAMIC CONTACT; ISOTHERMAL FLOWS; LIMITING VALUES; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITIES; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PRESSURE BUILDUP; RECIRCULATING FLOW; RECIRCULATIONS; SLIDER BEARINGS; SURFACE PRESSURES; SURFACE TEXTURES; TEXTURED SLIDERS; VELOCITY PROFILES; WALL PROFILES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOAD LIMITS; TEXTURES;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL);

EID: 68349161642     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2805426     Document Type: Article

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