A circular non-Newtonian fluid model and system approach is used in this paper to study the effect of a stationary surface irregularity where the film shape has been modified in the conjunctions of line contacts. A modified transient Reynolds equation is developed in this paper and is used to study the effect of a moving surface irregularity in the problem of microelastohydrodynamic lubrication. Lubrication performance factors such as pressure and film profiles were studied for both a stationary and a moving surface irregularity in a lubricated conjunction. The shear stress and traction coefficient for various height of the surface irregularity were also studied for a stationary surface irregularity. Results show that the film shape obtained from full-film elastohydrodynamic lubrication theory still gave a good prediction except when the surface irregularity occurred at inlet (Xp = − 1.0), but it failed to explain the high pressure and film fluctuations around the surface irregularity which was in the Hertzian contact zone. A bump or a groove occurring in the outlet around (Xp = 1.0) significantly affected the location of the outlet boundary, and the depth of the nip film thickness in the outlet caused by the surface irregularity profoundly affected the pressure spike for both a stationary and a moving surface irregularity.
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A Circular Non-Newtonian Fluid Model: Part II—Used in Microelastohydrodynamic Lubrication
Rong-Tsong Lee,
Rong-Tsong Lee
The Ohio State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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B. J. Hamrock
B. J. Hamrock
The Ohio State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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Rong-Tsong Lee
The Ohio State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbus, Ohio 43210
B. J. Hamrock
The Ohio State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbus, Ohio 43210
J. Tribol. Jul 1990, 112(3): 497-505 (9 pages)
Published Online: July 1, 1990
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March 15, 1989
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June 5, 2008
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Lee, R., and Hamrock, B. J. (July 1, 1990). "A Circular Non-Newtonian Fluid Model: Part II—Used in Microelastohydrodynamic Lubrication." ASME. J. Tribol. July 1990; 112(3): 497–505. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2920286
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