TY - JOUR
T1 - Rheological characteristics for thin film elastohy-drodynamic lubrication with non-newtonian lubricants
AU - Chu, H. M.
AU - Chang, Y. P.
AU - Li, W. L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to express their appreciation to the National Science Council (NSC-94-2212-E-132-001) in Taiwan for financial support.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - The modified Reynolds equation for power law fluid is derived from the viscous adsorption theory for thin film elastohydrodynamic lubrication (TFEHL). The differences between classical non-Newtonian EHL and non-Newtonian TFEHL are discussed. Results show that the proposed model can reasonably calculate the pressure distribution, the film thickness, the velocity distribution and the average viscosity under thin film lubrication. The thickness (δ), the viscosity (W1), and the flow index (n1) of the adsorption layer influence significantly the lubrication characteristics of the contact conjunction. Furthermore, the film thickness increases with the increase of n1, and the film thickness affected by m1 is greater than that affected by n1, but the effect of n1 produces a very small difference in the pressure distributions. In addition, the greater n 1, the smaller the change of velocity distribution in the adsorption layer, and the greater the change of velocity distribution in the middle layer. The larger δ and n1, the larger the deviation on log (film thickness) vs. log (speed) produced in the very thin film regime. In the region of the flow index ratio between 1.0 and 1.3, the difference in film thickness is significant. When the flow index of the adsorption layer is 1.6 times greater than the flow index of the middle layer, the adsorption layer is generally looked upon as a "solid-like".
AB - The modified Reynolds equation for power law fluid is derived from the viscous adsorption theory for thin film elastohydrodynamic lubrication (TFEHL). The differences between classical non-Newtonian EHL and non-Newtonian TFEHL are discussed. Results show that the proposed model can reasonably calculate the pressure distribution, the film thickness, the velocity distribution and the average viscosity under thin film lubrication. The thickness (δ), the viscosity (W1), and the flow index (n1) of the adsorption layer influence significantly the lubrication characteristics of the contact conjunction. Furthermore, the film thickness increases with the increase of n1, and the film thickness affected by m1 is greater than that affected by n1, but the effect of n1 produces a very small difference in the pressure distributions. In addition, the greater n 1, the smaller the change of velocity distribution in the adsorption layer, and the greater the change of velocity distribution in the middle layer. The larger δ and n1, the larger the deviation on log (film thickness) vs. log (speed) produced in the very thin film regime. In the region of the flow index ratio between 1.0 and 1.3, the difference in film thickness is significant. When the flow index of the adsorption layer is 1.6 times greater than the flow index of the middle layer, the adsorption layer is generally looked upon as a "solid-like".
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U2 - 10.1017/S1727719100001416
DO - 10.1017/S1727719100001416
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:37649002204
SN - 1727-7191
VL - 23
SP - 359
EP - 366
JO - Journal of Mechanics
JF - Journal of Mechanics
IS - 4
ER -