ISSN:
0271-2091
Keywords:
Lubrication
;
Film Thickness
;
Free Boundary
;
Engineering
;
Engineering General
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
The classical problem of elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication of cylinders in line contact is formulated as a non-linear complementarity problem. A direct algorithm is applied to the approximation obtained by finite differences. Implementation considerations are emphasized. The new method provides reliable and automatic location of the previously troublesome lubricant free boundary. Numerical results reveal the qualitative behaviour of the pressure distribution and the lubricant film thickness under variation of key physical parameters.
Additional Material:
13 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fld.1650040407
