Flow Visualization in a Pocketed Thrust Washer

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 571-581

  Cross, Andrew T ^a   Sadeghi, Farshid ^a   Cao, Lijun ^a   Rateick, Richard G ^b   Rowan, Scott ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONEYWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Flow Visualization; Hydrodynamic Lubrication; Surface Modification; Thrust Bearings

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FRICTION; GLASS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRIBOLOGY; VISCOSITY; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

CONTACT INTERFACE; EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS; FLOW VISUALISATION; GLASS DISKS; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; LUBRICANT FLOW; OIL FLOW; SURFACE-MODIFICATION; TEST RIGS; THRUST-WASHERS;

CAVITATION;

EID: 84865284082     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2012.681343     Document Type: Article

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