EHL-squeeze in high loaded contacts: The case of chain CVT transmissions

Strojniski Vestnik/Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 245-252

  Scaraggi, Michele ^a   De Novellis, Leonardo ^a   Carbone, Giuseppe ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Continuously variable transmission; Elasto hydrodynamic lubrication; Multibody; Squeeze motion

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION; DURATION TIME; INDUSTRIAL CHAIN; LOAD HISTORY; LOW-VELOCITY; LUBRICATION CONDITION; LUBRICATION REGIMES; MIXED LUBRICATION; MULTI-BODY; RUNNING TIME; TRAVELING TIME;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; PHOTORESISTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSIONS;

EID: 77952765944     PISSN: 00392480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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