The effects of surface texture in reciprocating contacts - An experimental study

Tribology International

Volumn 82, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 28-42

  Vladescu, Sorin Cristian ^a   Olver, Andrew V ^a   Pegg, Ian G ^b   Reddyhoff, Tom ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cavitation Friction; Piston rings; Surface texture

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; FILM THICKNESS; FRICTION; FUSED SILICA; LIQUID FILMS; PISTON RINGS; PISTONS; TRIBOLOGY;

ASPERITY CONTACTS; COMPOSITE ROUGHNESS; FLUID ENTRAINMENT; LUBRICANT VISCOSITY; LUBRICATION REGIMES; REDUCING-FRICTION; SLIDING DIRECTION; SURFACE TEXTURES;

TEXTURES;

EID: 84908230018     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2014.09.015     Document Type: Article

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