Affiliation:
1. KADMOS Engineering Ltd, 3 Princes Mews, Hounslow, UK
Abstract
The entrapment/rejection process of spherical, rigid microparticles in elliptical, rough elastohydrodynamic contacts is modelled. An earlier model of the author is extended to include van der Waals intermolecular forces, in addition to mechanical (reaction and friction) and fluid–particle forces. Surface roughness effects are also introduced in terms of the intermolecular force formulation and in the microscale friction (particle–asperity) sub-model. Possibilities related to particle entry into a contact are quantified by weight factors and performance indices. A total entrapment index is defined and linked to the probability of particle entrapment. A parametric analysis investigates the effect of the intermolecular particle force on the entrapment probability by varying the contact load, lubricant viscosity, elastic modulus of the contacting solids, contact velocity and the macroscopic (Coulomb) coefficient of friction.
Subject
Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Surfaces and Interfaces,Mechanical Engineering
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