Micro-geometry lubrication and life ratings of rolling bearings

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 224, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2610-2626

  Morales Espejel, G E ^a,b   Gabelli, A ^a   Ioannides, E ^a,c  

^a SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic; Kappa ratio; Lambda ratio; Life ratings; Lubrication; Rolling bearings; Rough surfaces; Topography

Indexed keywords

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICATION; MACHINE DESIGN; ROLLER BEARINGS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANALYTICAL FORMULATION; BEARING SURFACES; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATIONS (EHL); KAPPA RATIO; LAMBDA RATIO; ROLLING BEARINGS; ROUGH SURFACES; SURFACE MICRO-GEOMETRY;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 79951652698     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES1965     Document Type: Article

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