Full EHL simulations using the actual ree-eyring model for shear-thinning lubricants

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Kumar, Punit ^a   Khonsari, M M ^a   Bair, Scott ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

EHL; Non Newtonian; Ree eyring; Shear thinning; Shifting rule

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EYRING MODEL; FLOW CURVES; MULTIPLE FLOWS; NON-NEWTONIAN; SHEAR THINNING; SHEAR THINNING FLUIDS; SHEAR-THINNING BEHAVIOR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; SHEAR FLOW;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 77955258640     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3002328     Document Type: Article

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