Free surface thin layer flow on bearing raceways

Journal of Tribology

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

  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

Centrifugal effects; Lubrication; Roller bearing; Thin film flow

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; CENTRIFUGAL EFFECT; CENTRIFUGAL EFFECTS; CONTACT PERFORMANCE; EFFECTS OF ROTATION; FILM FORMATIONS; FREE SURFACES; GREASE LUBRICATION; LAYER THICKNESS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OUTFLOW BOUNDARY; QUASILINEAR EQUATION; ROLLING TRACK; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; THIN FILM FLOW; THIN-LAYER FLOW;

CENTRIFUGATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ROLLER BEARINGS; ROLLERS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); ROLLING; ROTATION; THIN FILMS;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 77953922627     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2805433     Document Type: Article

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