Abstract
This paper derives a stiffness equation for the arbitrarily crowned roller compressed between two plates. The roller is first divided into three parts: two crowned parts and one cylindrical part. The superposition method is introduced to obtain the roller stiffness. Three-dimensional finite element analyses were used to validate the accuracy of the stiffness equation, in which rollers with circular, quadratic, cubic, fourth-order power and exponential profiles were analysed. Comparisons with finite element results indicate that the accuracy of the stiffness equation derived in this paper is acceptable.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 375-384 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology |
| Volume | 217 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanical Engineering
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films