The Influence of Surface Texturing on the Film Thickness in Parallel Sliding Surfaces

Dariush Bijani, E.L. Deladi, D.J. Schipper

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    Abstract

    of contacts to a favourable condition. In this paper, the effect of surface texturing on the film thickness in parallel sliding surfaces is investigated. It is shown that surface texturing can improve film formation and, as a result, the load-carrying capacity. With the numerical model developed and by taking cavitation into account, the effect of shape, depth, size and textured area fraction on the film thickness is studied. Further, the optimum size for the most beneficial texturing pattern with respect to film thickness is discussed.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages12
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2016
    Event20th International Colloquium Tribology 2016: Industrial and Automotive Lubrication - Stuttgart/Ostfildern, Germany
    Duration: 11 Jan 201615 Jan 2016
    Conference number: 20

    Conference

    Conference20th International Colloquium Tribology 2016
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityStuttgart/Ostfildern
    Period11/01/1615/01/16

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