Deterministic solutions and thermal analysis for mixed lubrication in point contacts |
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Authors: | Wen-zhong Wang Yuan-zhong Hu Yu-chuan Liu Hui Wang |
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Affiliation: | aState Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China |
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Abstract: | A deterministic numerical model has been developed for simulation of mixed lubrication in point contacts. The nominal contact area between rough surfaces can be divided into two parts: the regions for hydrodynamic lubrication and asperity contacts (boundary lubrication). In the area where the film thickness approaches zero the Reynolds equation can be modified into a reduced form and the normal pressure in the region of asperity contacts can be thus determined. As a result, a deterministic numerical solution for the mixed lubrication can be obtained through a unite system of equations and the same numerical scheme. In thermal analysis, the solution for a moving point heat source has been integrated numerically to get surface temperature, provided that shear stresses in both regions of hydrodynamic lubrication and asperity contacts have been predetermined. A rheology model based on the limit shear stress of lubricant is proposed while calculating the shear stress, which gives a smooth transition of friction forces between the hydrodynamic and contact regions. The computations prove the model to be a powerful tool to provide deterministic solutions for mixed lubrication over a wide range of film thickness, from full-film to the lubrication with very low lambda ratio, even down to the region where the asperity contact dominates. |
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Keywords: | Mixed lubrication Deterministic solution Thermal analysis Limit shear stress |
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