Miscalculation of film thickness, friction and contact efficiency by ignoring tangential tractions in elastohydrodynamic contacts.pdf

Author’s Accepted Manuscript Miscalculation of film thickness, friction and contact efficiency by ignoring tangential tractions in elastohydrodynamic contacts George K. Nikas /locate/jtri PII S0301-679X(17)30082-8 DOI http /// 10.1016/j .triboint.2017.02.022 Reference JTRI4603 To appear in Tribiology International Received date 30 December 2016 Revised date 14 February 2017 Accepted date 16 February 2017 Cite this article as George K. Nikas, Miscalculation of film thickness, friction and contact efficiency by ignoring tangential tractions in elastohydrodynamic c o n t a c t s , Tribiology International, http /// 10.1016/j .triboint.2017.02.022 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the j ournal pertain. Miscalculation of film thickness, friction and contact efficiency by ignoring tangential tractions in elastohydrodynamic contacts George K. Nikas KADMOS Engineering Ltd. 3 Princes Mews, Hounslow, TW3 3RF, England E-mail: nikas@blueyonder.co.uk Abstract Traction in elastohydrodynamic contacts causes normal surface displacements, affecting the lubricant film thickness. This is ignored in the vast majority of published theoretical studies and fil