Free surface thin layer flow in bearings induced by centrifugal effects

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-307

  van Zoelen, Marco T ^a   Venner, Cornelis H ^a   Lugt, Piet M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Centrifugal Effects; EHL Film Geometry; Grease Lubrication; Rolling Element Bearing; Starvation in EHL; Thin Layer Flow

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL EFFECT; FILM GEOMETRY; GREASE LUBRICATION; ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING; THIN-LAYER FLOW;

CENTRIFUGATION; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DECAY (ORGANIC); ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; FORECASTING; INDUCTION MOTORS; ROLLER BEARINGS; ROLLERS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); THIN FILMS;

ROLLING;

EID: 77951160369     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000903283284     Document Type: Article

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