Numerical analysis of line contact elastohydrodynamic lubrication with biobased oils

• Main Authors: Osman, Kahar, Md. Sheriff, Jamaluddin, Cupu, D. R. P.
• Format: Book Section
• Published: IEEE Xplore 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29599/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AMS.2011.33
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper proposes a numerical analysis for elasto hydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) in line contact with vegetable oils as lubricants in order to estimate the pressure profiles and film thickness of EHL. Numerical solution is improved from Houpert and Hamrock's fast approach calculation. The New...