Coefficient of friction in mixed film lubrication: Gears versus twin-discs

Author(s):  
J Castro ◽  
J Seabra
1966 ◽  
Vol 181 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Lines ◽  
J. M. Lawrie ◽  
J. P. O'Donoghue

Although rotary shaft garter spring seals are widely used throughout industry, very little is known about the sealing mechanism of the lip-shaft interface. It is now generally accepted that some sort of fluid film separates the lip and the shaft. Previous workers have also postulated a relationship between the coefficient of friction and a non-dimensional hydrodynamic parameter, as in standard lubrication theory. This present paper clarifies this relationship, and shows that seals can also operate over the mixed friction, as well as the full film lubrication region. The results were obtained by accurate knowledge of the operating temperature under the sealing lip. Two types of surface thermocouple were developed to do this and these are described in full.


1981 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 263-271
Author(s):  
R. Gohar ◽  
H. So

A theoretical analysis is made for the lubrication of ball bearing retainers made of porous material. The results show that at low Sommerfeld reciprocals, the eccentricity ratio tends to unity with a high coefficient of friction. At a certain critical value of the reciprocal, a minimum friction occurs, thereafter followed by hydrodynamic operation. The critical value depends on the permeability parameter of the porous matrix and increases with its porosity. Experiments suggest that at low Sommerfeld reciprocals or with the oil supply coming only from the retainer pores, mixed film lubrication occurs, friction being less than that obtained theoretically. Such a lubrication regime would still allow sufficient oil to be carried by the balls to the races for their lubrication.


2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 1591-1600 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.K. Tieu ◽  
P.B. Kosasih ◽  
A. Godbole

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong-Tsong Lee ◽  
Kun-Ta Yang ◽  
Yuang-Cherng Chiou

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