Theoretical analysis and experimental measurement of the multiple dimples in thermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication (TEHL) point contacts have been carried out. Good agreement is found between the theoretical and expe...Theoretical analysis and experimental measurement of the multiple dimples in thermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication (TEHL) point contacts have been carried out. Good agreement is found between the theoretical and experimental results. A thermal multi-spike theory is proposed to explain the multi-dimple phenomena.展开更多
Thin film and elastohydrodynamic lubrication regimes are rather young domains of tribology and they are still facing unresolved issues.As they rely upon a full separation of the moving surfaces by a thin (or very thin...Thin film and elastohydrodynamic lubrication regimes are rather young domains of tribology and they are still facing unresolved issues.As they rely upon a full separation of the moving surfaces by a thin (or very thin) fluid film,the knowledge of its thickness is of paramount importance,as for instance to developing lubricated mechanisms with long lasting and efficient designs.As a consequence,a large collection of formulae for point contacts have been proposed in the last 40 years.However,their accuracy and validity have rarely been investigated.The purpose of this paper is to offer an evaluation of the most widespread analytical formulae and to define whether they can be used as qualitative or quantitative predictions.The methodology is based on comparisons with a numerical model for two configurations,circular and elliptical,considering both central and minimum film thicknesses.展开更多
基金This work was supported partly by the Visiting Scholar Foundation of the Laboratories ofColleges Universities of the Ministry of Education+1 种基金 People's Republic of China partly by the Satellite Venture Business Laboratory of Kyushu Institute of Tech
文摘Theoretical analysis and experimental measurement of the multiple dimples in thermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication (TEHL) point contacts have been carried out. Good agreement is found between the theoretical and experimental results. A thermal multi-spike theory is proposed to explain the multi-dimple phenomena.
文摘Thin film and elastohydrodynamic lubrication regimes are rather young domains of tribology and they are still facing unresolved issues.As they rely upon a full separation of the moving surfaces by a thin (or very thin) fluid film,the knowledge of its thickness is of paramount importance,as for instance to developing lubricated mechanisms with long lasting and efficient designs.As a consequence,a large collection of formulae for point contacts have been proposed in the last 40 years.However,their accuracy and validity have rarely been investigated.The purpose of this paper is to offer an evaluation of the most widespread analytical formulae and to define whether they can be used as qualitative or quantitative predictions.The methodology is based on comparisons with a numerical model for two configurations,circular and elliptical,considering both central and minimum film thicknesses.
