Abstract
A numerical solution to the problem of thermal elastotydrodynamic lubrication of line contacts was obtained by using a finite-difference formulation. The solution procedure consists of simultaneous solution of the thermal Reynolds equation, the elasticity equation, and the energy equation subject to appropriate boundary conditions. Pressure distribution, film shape, and temperature distribution were obtained for fully flooded conjunctions, a paraffinic lubricant, and various dimensionless speed parameters while the dimensionless load and materials parameters were held constant. Reduction in the minimum film thickness due to thermal effects (as a ratio of thermal to isothermal minimum film thickness) is given by a simple formula as a function of the thermal loading parameter, Q:
Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois May 7–10, 1984
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Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois May 7–10, 1984