The paper describes the results of an elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) analysis of an elliptical contact between a rough, stationary surface and a smooth, moving surface. The roughness consists of two-dimensional grooves/ridges aligned in a direction perpendicular to that of lubricant entrainment, and is sinusoidal in profile with two scales of wavelength and amplitude. The main feature of these results is the significant degree of asperity deformation and corresponding ripple in the pressure distribution. Also presented are preliminary results of a line contact EHL analysis in which profiles from real surfaces are used to simulate the lubrication of gear teeth at high temperatures. These results show significantly less proportional reduction of roughness due to asperity deformation.
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July 1992
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Simulation of Elastohydrodynamic Contacts Between Rough Surfaces
C. C. Kweh,
C. C. Kweh
School of Engineering, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff CF2 1TA, Wales, U.K.
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M. J. Patching,
M. J. Patching
School of Engineering, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff CF2 1TA, Wales, U.K.
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H. P. Evans,
H. P. Evans
School of Engineering, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff CF2 1TA, Wales, U.K.
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R. W. Snidle
R. W. Snidle
School of Engineering, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff CF2 1TA, Wales, U.K.
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C. C. Kweh
School of Engineering, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff CF2 1TA, Wales, U.K.
M. J. Patching
School of Engineering, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff CF2 1TA, Wales, U.K.
H. P. Evans
School of Engineering, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff CF2 1TA, Wales, U.K.
R. W. Snidle
School of Engineering, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff CF2 1TA, Wales, U.K.
J. Tribol. Jul 1992, 114(3): 412-419 (8 pages)
Published Online: July 1, 1992
Article history
Received:
February 15, 1991
Revised:
July 1, 1991
Online:
June 5, 2008
Citation
Kweh, C. C., Patching, M. J., Evans, H. P., and Snidle, R. W. (July 1, 1992). "Simulation of Elastohydrodynamic Contacts Between Rough Surfaces." ASME. J. Tribol. July 1992; 114(3): 412–419. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2920900
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