Evaluation of the Real Contact Area of Rough Surfaces by Using a Finite Element Model

2020 ◽  
pp. 679-686
Author(s):  
Alessandro Ruggiero ◽  
Marco De Stefano
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Contact

scholarly journals A 3D study of the contact surface developed by the contact between the tires and the structural pavements

Exacta ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208
Author(s):  
Alex Alves Bandeira ◽  
Rita Moura Fortes ◽  
João Virgílio Merighi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Contact Mechanics ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Augmented Lagrangian Method ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
Commercial Program ◽  
Contact Surfaces

The basic aim in this work is to present a new technique to analyze the contact surfaces developed by the contact between the tires and the structural pavements by numerical simulations, using 3D finite element formulations with contact mechanics. For this purpose, the Augmented Lagrangian method is used. This study is performed just putting the tires on the structural pavement. These tires and the structural pavement are discretized by finite elements under large 3D elastoplastic deformation. The real loads (of aircrafts, trucks or cars) are applied directly on each tire and by contact mechanics procedures, the real contact area between the tires and the pavement surface is computed. The penetration conditions and the contact interfaces are investigated in details. Furthermore, the pressure developed at the contact surfaces is automatically calculated and transferred to the structural pavement by contact mechanics techniques. The purpose of this work research is to show that the contact area is not circular and the finite element techniques can calculate automatically the real contact area, the real geometry and its stresses and strains. In the end of this work, numerical results in terms of geometry, stress and strain are presented and compared to show the ability of the algorithm. These numerical results are also compared with the numerical results obtained by the commercial program ANSYS.

scholarly journals Measurement of Real Contact Area for Rough Metal Surfaces and the Distinction of Contribution From Elasticity and Plasticity

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei-Tao Li ◽  
Xuan-Ming Liang ◽  
Yu-Zhe Xing ◽  
Duo Yan ◽  
Gang-Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Contact Area ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Normal Load ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
The Real ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
Frustrated Total Internal Reflection ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
New Apparatus ◽  
Elastic And Plastic Deformation

Abstract The measurement of the real contact area between rough surfaces is one of the most challenging problems in contact mechanics and is of importance to understand some physical mechanisms in tribology. Based on the frustrated total internal reflection, a new apparatus is designed to measure the real contact area. For metallic samples with various surface topographies, the relation between normal load and the real contact area is measured. The unloading process is first considered to distinguish the contribution of elasticity and plasticity in contact with rough surfaces. It is found that both elasticity and plasticity are involved throughout the continuous loading process, different from some present understanding and assumptions that they play at different loading stages. A quantitative parameter is proposed to indicate the contribution of plasticity. The present work not only provides an experimental method to measure the real contact area but figures out how elastic and plastic deformation works in contact with rough surfaces.

Finite Element Analysis on Real Contact Area Based on Fractal Characterization

2013 ◽  
Vol 579-580 ◽  
pp. 517-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Chun Wang ◽  
Bo Qiang Xing ◽  
Teng Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Rough Surface ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Smooth Surface ◽  
Thermal Conductance ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Real Contact

No surface in engineering is absolutely smooth. It is important to analyze and calculate the real contact area for a better understanding of friction, wear, lubrication and thermal conductance. To obtain the accurate real contact area between rough surface and smooth surface, a rough-non-rigid-smooth surface contact finite element model is proposed in which the rough surface is characterized by fracture theory. In finite element modeling and analyzing process, MATLABEXCEL and AutoCAD are used to process data, and the smooth surface is considered to be non-rigid body. Compared with the traditional modeling, this method can obtain data quickly and is closer to the actual situation.

scholarly journals A 3D study of the contact surface developed by the contact between the tires and the structural pavements DOI: 10.5585/exacta.v6i2.797

Exacta ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208
Author(s):  
Alex Alves Bandeira ◽  
Rita Moura Fortes ◽  
João Virgílio Merighi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Contact Mechanics ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Augmented Lagrangian Method ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
Commercial Program ◽  
Contact Surfaces

The basic aim in this work is to present a new technique to analyze the contact surfaces developed by the contact between the tires and the structural pavements by numerical simulations, using 3D finite element formulations with contact mechanics. For this purpose, the Augmented Lagrangian method is used. This study is performed just putting the tires on the structural pavement. These tires and the structural pavement are discretized by finite elements under large 3D elastoplastic deformation. The real loads (of aircrafts, trucks or cars) are applied directly on each tire and by contact mechanics procedures, the real contact area between the tires and the pavement surface is computed. The penetration conditions and the contact interfaces are investigated in details. Furthermore, the pressure developed at the contact surfaces is automatically calculated and transferred to the structural pavement by contact mechanics techniques. The purpose of this work research is to show that the contact area is not circular and the finite element techniques can calculate automatically the real contact area, the real geometry and its stresses and strains. In the end of this work, numerical results in terms of geometry, stress and strain are presented and compared to show the ability of the algorithm. These numerical results are also compared with the numerical results obtained by the commercial program ANSYS.

The Performance Study of Three-Ring Gear Reducer

2012 ◽  
Vol 605-607 ◽  
pp. 1261-1264
Author(s):  
Yan Kui Liu ◽  
Yun Ling Wei
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Phase Angle ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Ring Gear ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
The Finite Element Model

According to relevant dynamics theory, finite element model of a three-ring gear reducer was established considering the deformation of gear’s teeth. The finite element model was analyzed under different phase angle, the real contact teeth and the stress in contact teeth was got from the analysis, which could steering the design of the three-ring gear reducer.

Elastic-Plastic Contact Behavior Considering Asperity Interactions for Surfaces With Various Height Distributions

2005 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeau-Ren Jeng ◽  
Shin-Rung Peng
Keyword(s):  
Contact Area ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Local Deformation ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
Recent Experimental Data ◽  
The Real ◽  
Surface Separation ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Non Gaussian

This study investigates the effects of asperity interactions on the mean surface separation and the real contact area for rough surfaces with non-Gaussian height distributions. The effects of the asperity interactions on the local deformation behavior of a given microcontact are modeled using the Saint Venant principle and Love’s formula. The non-Gaussian rough surfaces are described by the Johnson translatory system. The results indicate that asperity interactions can significantly affect the mean separation of surfaces with non-Gaussian height distributions. The findings also reveal that the contact load and the real contact area of surfaces with non-Gaussian height distributions are significantly different from those of surfaces with Gaussian height distributions. This study uncovers that skewed surfaces tend to deform more elastically, which provides underlying physics for the long-time conventional wisdom and recent experimental data [Y. R. Jeng, 1996, Tribol. Trans., 39, 354–361;Y. R. Jeng, Z. W. Lin, and S. H. Shyo, 2004, ASME J. Tribol., 126, 620–625] that running-in surfaces have better wear resistance.

An Efficient Multiscale Strategy to Predict the Evolution of the Real Contact Area between Rough Surfaces

2021 ◽  
pp. 107255
Author(s):  
R. Pinto Carvalho ◽  
A.M. Couto Carneiro ◽  
F.M. Andrade Pires ◽  
T. Doca
Keyword(s):  
Contact Area ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Contact

Contact Behavior of Surfaces Containing Elliptical Asperities With Gaussian and Non-Gaussian Height Distributions

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (4) ◽  
pp. 743-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeau-Ren Jeng ◽  
Shin-Rung Peng
Keyword(s):  
Contact Area ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Real Contact Area ◽  
Height Distribution ◽  
Contact Mode ◽  
Contact Behavior ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Contact ◽  
Non Gaussian

This study investigates the effects of asperity interactions on the mean surface separation and real contact area of rough surfaces containing elliptical asperities with Gaussian and non-Gaussian height distributions. The elastic-plastic contact behavior of surfaces with elliptical asperities with both single-mode and bimodal height distributions are studied. The results indicate that the effects of asperity interactions become more pronounced as the effective radius ratio of the asperities increases. The findings also reveal that the real contact load, the real contact area, and the surface contact mode observed for elliptical asperities are significantly different from those noted for spherical asperities. Furthermore, it is found that the form of the non-Gaussian height distribution has a significant effect on the contact mode of rough surfaces. Specifically, the contact mode of surfaces with a negatively skewed height distribution is found to be more elastic than that of surfaces with a Gaussian height distribution.

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