Publication detail
Effect of surface texturing on mixed lubricated non-conformal contacts
KŘUPKA, I. HARTL, M. VRBKA, M.
Czech title
Vliv modifikace topografie na nekonformní kontakty za podmínek smíšeného mazání
English title
Effect of surface texturing on mixed lubricated non-conformal contacts
Type
journal article - other
Language
en
Original abstract
The behaviour of surface texturing based on shallow micro-dents was observed within mixed lubricated non-conformal contacts and compared with results obtained under thin film elastohydrodynamic conditions. Thin film colorimetric interferometry was used to observe the changes in lubrication film thickness. It was found that lubricant emitted by micro-dents could effectively lift off the real roughness features that provided an increase in average but also the local minimum film thicknesses. On the contrary to smooth contact conditions no film thickness reduction is obvious either downstream or upstream the micro-dent. The possible beneficial effect of surface texturing on mixed lubricated contact was checked through the qualitative wear test. It confirmed that an array of shallow micro-dents reduced asperity interactions of rubbing surfaces. Moreover, the effect of micro-dents on rolling contact fatigue was also considered in this study. It has been shown that individual dents would have to be much deeper compared to those used in surface texturing experiments to cause reduction in contact fatigue life. It can be suggested from the obtained results that property designed surface texturing could help to increase the separation of rubbing surfaces under mixed lubrication conditions.
Czech abstract
Článek se věnuje vlivu topografie třecích povrchů u velmi zatěžovaných kontaktů strojních částí provozovaných za podmínek smíšeného mazání
English abstract
The behaviour of surface texturing based on shallow micro-dents was observed within mixed lubricated non-conformal contacts and compared with results obtained under thin film elastohydrodynamic conditions. Thin film colorimetric interferometry was used to observe the changes in lubrication film thickness. It was found that lubricant emitted by micro-dents could effectively lift off the real roughness features that provided an increase in average but also the local minimum film thicknesses. On the contrary to smooth contact conditions no film thickness reduction is obvious either downstream or upstream the micro-dent. The possible beneficial effect of surface texturing on mixed lubricated contact was checked through the qualitative wear test. It confirmed that an array of shallow micro-dents reduced asperity interactions of rubbing surfaces. Moreover, the effect of micro-dents on rolling contact fatigue was also considered in this study. It has been shown that individual dents would have to be much deeper compared to those used in surface texturing experiments to cause reduction in contact fatigue life. It can be suggested from the obtained results that property designed surface texturing could help to increase the separation of rubbing surfaces under mixed lubrication conditions.
Keywords in Czech
smíšené mazání; tloušťka mazacího filmu; modifikace topografie
Keywords in English
mixed lubrication; film thickness; surface texturing
RIV year
2008
Released
13.11.2008
Publisher
Elsevier
Location
EU
ISSN
0301-679X
Journal
Tribology International
Volume
41
Number
11
Pages from–to
1063–1073
Pages count
11
BIBTEX
@article{BUT46857,
author="Ivan {Křupka} and Martin {Hartl} and Martin {Vrbka},
title="Effect of surface texturing on mixed lubricated non-conformal contacts",
journal="Tribology International",
year="2008",
volume="41",
number="11",
month="November",
pages="1063--1073",
publisher="Elsevier",
address="EU",
issn="0301-679X"
}