Thermal elastohydrodynamic analysis of circular contacts Part 2: Non-Newtonian model

Autor: H. J. Kim, P Ehret, D Dowson, C. M. Taylor
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology. 215:353-362
ISSN: 2041-305X
1350-6501
DOI: 10.1243/1350650011543592
Popis: The numerical developments described in Part 1 are extended to incorporate the consideration of non-Newtonian effects, and fully coupled solutions of the thermal non-Newtonian elastohydrodynamic lubrication point contact problem are presented. The numerical findings are compared with a series of experimental results performed by Cann and Spikes with a steel-sapphire point contact in pure sliding conditions. Fair agreement with the experimental results is obtained in terms of surface temperature. Comparison of the results under identical conditions but with a steel-steel contact is also undertaken and shows that a steel-sapphire contact represents a good simulator of a steel-steel contact in terms of temperature and film thickness. The influence of the viscosity relationship is also considered and reveals that the Yasutomi et al. equation leads to only a marginal difference compared with the Roelands equation for the cases considered.
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