Numerical approach for solving reynolds equation with JFO boundary conditions incorporating ALE techniques

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Schweizer, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE); Fluid film theory; Hydrodynamic journal bearing; Jakobsson Floberg Olsson (JFO) boundary conditions; Moving mesh; Reynolds equation

Indexed keywords

ARBITRARY LAGRANGIAN EULERIAN; FLUID FILMS; HYDRODYNAMIC JOURNAL BEARING; HYDRODYNAMIC JOURNAL BEARINGS; MOVING MESH;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; JOURNAL BEARINGS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LUBRICATION; REYNOLDS EQUATION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

EID: 69049099371     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2991170     Document Type: Article

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