Hydrodynamic lubrication of textured surfaces: A review of modeling techniques and key findings
Hydrodynamic lubrication of textured surfaces: A review of modeling techniques and key findings
Understanding the influence of surface properties (roughness, grooves, discrete textures/dimples) on the performance of hydrodynamically lubricated contacts has been the aim of numerous studies. A variety of different numerical models have been employed by many researchers in order to find optimal texturing parameters (shape, size, distribution) for best performance enhancement in terms of load carrying capacity, film thickness, friction and wear. However, the large number of different modeling techniques and complexity in the patterns make finding the optimum texture a challenging task and have led to contrary conclusions. This article outlines the research effort on surface texturing worldwide, reviews the key findings and, in particular, provides a comparative summary of different modeling techniques for fluid flow, cavitation and micro-hydrodynamic effects.
surface texture, hydrodynamic lubrication, numerical analysis, cavitation
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Gropper, Daniel
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Harvey, Terry J.
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Gropper, Daniel
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Gropper, Daniel, Wang, Ling and Harvey, Terry J.
(2016)
Hydrodynamic lubrication of textured surfaces: A review of modeling techniques and key findings.
Tribology International, 94, .
(doi:10.1016/j.triboint.2015.10.009).
Abstract
Understanding the influence of surface properties (roughness, grooves, discrete textures/dimples) on the performance of hydrodynamically lubricated contacts has been the aim of numerous studies. A variety of different numerical models have been employed by many researchers in order to find optimal texturing parameters (shape, size, distribution) for best performance enhancement in terms of load carrying capacity, film thickness, friction and wear. However, the large number of different modeling techniques and complexity in the patterns make finding the optimum texture a challenging task and have led to contrary conclusions. This article outlines the research effort on surface texturing worldwide, reviews the key findings and, in particular, provides a comparative summary of different modeling techniques for fluid flow, cavitation and micro-hydrodynamic effects.
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Accepted/In Press date: 7 October 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 22 October 2015
Published date: January 2016
Keywords:
surface texture, hydrodynamic lubrication, numerical analysis, cavitation
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Local EPrints ID: 384955
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/384955
ISSN: 0301-679X
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