Thermo-mixed hydrodynamics of piston compression ring conjunction

Tribology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 323-340

  Shahmohamadi, H ^a   Rahmani, R ^a   Rahnejat, H ^a   Garner, C P ^a   King, P D ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mixed mode friction; Navier Stokes equations; Piston ring conjunction; Raleigh Plesset volume fraction

Indexed keywords

ASPERITY INTERACTIONS; COMPLEX FLUID FLOW; ELROD CAVITATION; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; MIXED MODE; PISTON COMPRESSION RINGS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; SLIDING VELOCITIES;

CAVITATION; FRICTION; LAMINAR FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; VISCOUS FLOW;

VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 84882276218     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-013-0163-5     Document Type: Article

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