Correlation of polysiloxane molecular structure to shear-thinning power-law exponent using elastohydrodynamic film thickness measurements

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Zolper, Thomas J ^a   Shiller, Paul ^b   Jungk, Manfred ^c   Marks, Tobin J ^d   Chung, Yip Wah ^e   Greco, Aaron ^f   Doll, Gary ^b   Dehkordi, Babak Lotfizadeh ^b   Wang, Qian ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

^b The University of Akron   (United States)

^c Dow Corning GmbH   (Germany)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Northwestern University   (United States)

^f ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; Fluid film lubrication; Rheology; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

FILM THICKNESS; LUBRICATION; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR THINNING; SILANES; SILICONES; THICKNESS GAGES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC FILM THICKNESS; FLUID-FILM LUBRICATION; MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURES; NEWTONIANS; POLYMERIC FLUID; POWER LAW EXPONENT; SLIDE-TO-ROLL RATIO; TRIBOLOGICAL MODELS;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 84930681487     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4029940     Document Type: Article

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