Analysis of Film Thickness Effect in Slow-Speed Lightly-Loaded Elasto-Hydrodynamic Contacts. Part I. Development of Film Thickness Measurement Technique.

Abstract

The report presents a summary of the first year's effort in a two-year program to study the influence of the oil film thickness on lubricant film behavior and bearing-lubricant life expectancy in despin mechanical assembly-type bearings operating in vacuum. Experimental and analytical work that has been performed on the development of a technique to measure the oil film thickness in an actual bearing operating in vacuum is described.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA005726

Entities

People

  • H. J. Carper
  • J. C. Tyler
  • P. M. Ku
  • R. D. Brown

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Fabrication
  • Geometry
  • Lubricants
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Thickness

Readers

  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).