Lubrication of machine elements such as gears and bearings appears to be essential for the good functioning of a mechanical system. In many applications, the pressure generated within tribological interfaces is high enough ...

The aim of this paper is to study the effects of pressure and temperature dependence of a conventional lubricant's thermal properties on the behaviour of heavily loaded thermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication (TEHL) contacts. ...

This study proposes a numerical investigation of the potential use of machinery working fluids as lubricants in contacts operating under an elastohydrodynamic regime. These fluids are usually of very low viscosity and ...

This work presents a model for elastohydrodynamic (EHD) lubrication problems. A finite element full-system approach is employed. The hydrodynamic and elastic problems are solved simultaneously which leads to fast convergence ...