| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/J10143/01 |
| Title: |
NON-NEWTONIAN LUBRICATION OF ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC ELLIPTICAL CONTACTS WITH 3D SURFACE ROUGHNESS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Taylor, Professor C |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
13 May 1994 |
Ends: |
12 December 1997 |
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119,964
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Eng. Dynamics & Tribology |
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The thrust of the proposed research programme is a study of micro-elastohydrodynamic lubrication of hard, rough surfaces. The named research assistance has undertaken excellent doctoral work in this field, culminating in the development of analytical/computational procedures which are likely to be of particular importance in relation to the development of understanding of the failure/durability of lubricated machine elements such as gears and other highly stressed, lubricated machine elements. The research will built upon this sound base which has incorporated the following considerations (a) elliptical contacts (b) 3D roughness patterns (c) non-Newtonian lubricant considerations (d) a multilevel adaptive solution approach. Very few research schools in the world are able to cover effectively this breadth of aspects of this important problem and the learned society literature only contains a handful of pertinent references. The aim of the study will be to elucidate asperity deformation and flow behaviour in the vicity of micro-contacts. Specific aspects of the analytical/computational programme will include parametric studies and rheological and thermal considerations. The development will be for static and quasi-static situations and it is hoped that this will give an insight into the transient problem.
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