Friction torque in grease lubricated thrust ball bearings

Tribology International

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 523-531

  Cousseau, Tiago ^a   Graça, Beatriz ^a   Campos, Armando ^b   Seabra, Jorge ^c  

^a INEGIInstituto de Engenharia Mecǎnica e Gestão Industrial ^*  (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biodegradable greases; Friction torque; Power loss; Rolling bearings

Indexed keywords

BASE OIL; BEARING ASSEMBLIES; BEARING WEAR; BIODEGRADABLE GREASE; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; FOUR-BALL; FOUR-BALL MACHINE; FRICTION TORQUE; FULL FILM LUBRICATION; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POWER LOSS; ROLLING BEARINGS; THRUST BALL BEARINGS;

ESTERS; FRICTION; LUBRICATING GREASES; SPHERES; TEMPERATURE; THRUST BEARINGS; TORQUE; TRIBOLOGY;

BALL BEARINGS;

EID: 79952441223     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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