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Lecture 1
Lecture 1
INTRODUCTION &
LUBRICATION MECHANISMS
محمد المغازي/د
What is the meaning of
TRIBOLOGY ?
Boundary • Hydrodynamic
• Elasto-Hydrodynamic
I THICK FILM LUBRICATION
I.1 HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION (HL)
NOTE: Positive pressure develops due to : 1- Relative motion 2- Bearing surfaces convergence
3- Lubricant Viscosity
THICK FILM LUBRICATION
HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION
Characteristics of Hydrodynamic
Lubrication
• Conformal surfaces
• Pmax ≈ 5 MPa
• No elastic effect
• hmin (minimum film thickness) depends on V.I
( Load-Velocity-Viscosity)
• hmin>1 μ
Ways of developing positive pressures in hydrodynamically
lubricated bearings
Hydrodynamic
lubrication
Synovial Joint
HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION
C-Externally Pressurized (Hydrostatic) Bearings
Slider bearings
THICK FILM LUBRICATION
ELASTO-HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION
2
(EHL)
ELASTO-HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION
EHL
Examples:
• Door hinges
a
Film Parameter Λ
b
Coefficient of friction for Various Lubrication Mechanisms
Wear Rate for Various Lubrication Mechanisms
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