An experimental and modeling assessment of the HCFC-R123 refrigerant capabilities for lubricating rolling EHD circular contacts

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 229, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 950-961

  Vergne, Philippe ^a   Fillot, N ^a   Bouscharain, N ^a   Devaux, N ^a   Morales Espejel, G E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b SKF ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication; film thickness; lubricants physical properties; lubrication with refrigerant; quantitative elastohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; FILM THICKNESS; LUBRICANTS; REFRIGERANTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

COMPLEMENTARY DATA; DENSITY VARIATIONS; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC FILM THICKNESS; HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBON; OIL-FREE COMPRESSORS; OPERATING CONDITION; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH;

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION;

EID: 84938382480     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: 2041305X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350650115574537     Document Type: Conference Paper

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