Prediction of film thickness decay in starved elasto-hydrodynamically lubricated contacts using a thin layer flow model

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

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 541-552

  Van Zoelen, M T ^a   Venner, C H ^a   Lugt, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elasto hydrodynamically lubricated; Film thickness; Lubrication; Rolling element bearing; Starved; Thin layer

Indexed keywords

BEARING LIFE; CENTRAL FILM THICKNESS; ELASTO-HYDRODYNAMICALLY LUBRICATED; ELLIPTICAL CONTACT; LOAD CYCLE; LONG-TERM OPERATION; LUBRICANT SUPPLY; LUBRICATED CONTACTS; ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING; STARVED; STARVED CONDITIONS; STARVED LUBRICATION; THIN LAYER; THIN-LAYER FLOW;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; ROLLING; THIN FILMS;

MAGNETIC FILMS;

EID: 70349671241     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET524     Document Type: Article

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