A low friction bearing based on liquid slip at the wall
A low friction bearing based on liquid slip at the wall
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DOI:
10.1115/1.2736704
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发表时间:
2007-07-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Spikes, H. A.
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作者:
Choo, J. H.;Glovnea, R. P.;Spikes, H. A.
In recent years it has been shown experimentally by a number of workers that simple, Newtonian liquids can slip against solid surfaces when the latter are both very smooth and 1yophobic. It has also been shown theoretically how, based on a half- wetted bearing principle, this phenomenon may be used to significantly reduce friction in lubricated sliding contacts and thus make possible the hydrodynamic lubrication of very low, load contacts. This paper describes the experimental validation of this concept. A low load bearing is constructed and the influence of surface roughness and the wetting propel-ties of the surfaces on friction are investigated over a wide range of sliding speeds. It is shown that liquid slip can be used to considerably reduce friction in fullfilin, hydrodIN namic conditions.