Abstract
Careful analysis of the statistics of photon emissions from transient hot spots shows that there is a practical limit to the detectability of these temperature flashes. A mathematical expression is derived which suggests that infrared techniques cannot detect temperature flashes from asperities having sizes smaller than a few microns. This calls for the development of other non-radiative techniques to measure flash temperatures from interacting asperities.
Presented as a Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers paper at the STLE/ASME Tribology Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, October 14–16, 1991
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Presented as a Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers paper at the STLE/ASME Tribology Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, October 14–16, 1991