On the Film Thickness of Grease-Lubricated Contacts at Low Speeds

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 668-678

  Cen, Hui ^a   Lugt, Piet M ^a,b   Morales Espejel, Guillermo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Full Bearing Test; Grease Film Thickness; Single Contact; Ultralow Speed

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; LUBRICATING GREASES; LUBRICATION; SPEED;

BEARING TESTS; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE; LOW SPEED; LUBRICATING FILMS; LUBRICATION REGIMES; ROLLING BEARINGS; TRANSITION SPEED; ULTRA-LOW SPEED;

FILM THICKNESS;

EID: 84902688555     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2014.897781     Document Type: Article

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