EHL experimental techniques and experimental-numerical result comparisons

Yuchuan Liu*, Y. Zhang, D. Zhu, Q. Jane Wang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The development of elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) theories and simulation models requires experimental validation techniques. This paper reviews EHL experimental techniques based on capacitance, electric conductivity and contact resistance, discharge voltage, X-ray transmission, R-C oscillation technique, and optical interferometry, and experimental measurements of EHL film thickness. A few trends of film thickness variation with speed at low speed and thin-film lubrication are observed. The numerical results of an EHL model are compared with various experimental results. These experiments are from two thin-film smooth experiments under pure rolling and one multi ridge experiment with different slide-to-roll ratio. Most of these numerical and experimental results are in good agreement.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of STLE/ASME International Joint Tribology Conference, IJTC 2006
StatePublished - 2006
EventSTLE/ASME International Joint Tribology Conference, IJTC 2006 - San Antonio, TX, United States
Duration: Oct 23 2006Oct 25 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of STLE/ASME International Joint Tribology Conference, IJTC 2006
Volume2006

Other

OtherSTLE/ASME International Joint Tribology Conference, IJTC 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Antonio, TX
Period10/23/0610/25/06

Keywords

  • Comparisons of numerical and experimental results
  • EHL
  • Experimental techniques
  • Trends of film thickness variation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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