Effect of lubricant molecular rheology on formation and shear of ultra-thin surface films

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Chong, W W F ^a   Teodorescu, M ^a   Rahnejat, H ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSE RANGE; CONTACT CHARACTERISTICS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITIES; LOCALIZED CONTACTS; LONG CHAIN MOLECULES; LUBRICANT FILMS; MOLECULAR RHEOLOGY; MOLECULAR SPECIES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NANO SCALE; SMOOTH SURFACE; SOLVATION PRESSURE; SPHERICAL MOLECULES; SURFACE FEATURE; THIN FLUID FILMS; TIME SAVINGS; ULTRA-THIN; VISCOUS FRICTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; LOAD LIMITS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SHEAR FLOW; SOLVATION; TRIBOLOGY;

LUBRICANTS;

EID: 79954583052     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/16/165302     Document Type: Article

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