Abstract: A method of measuring the forces between a roller and the guide flange in a turbine main shaft bearing has been developed. Experimental measurements of these forces were made for a nonpreloaded ...

Abstract: Empirical evidence has shown that grinding wheel characteristics significantly affect performance in the grinding of brittle materials. In this research a grit depth of cut model was developed ...

Abstract: When two elastic three-dimensional bodies of specified radii come into contact, Hertzian forces at the interface result in the formation of an elliptical contact area. The rotation of one body ...

Abstract: A theory for the shear stress between a rough elastic cylinder and a cylinder with a soft layer has been developed. The theory is based on a Fourier transform approach for the elasticity ...

Abstract: Thermoelastic instability of rubbing contact results from the interaction of thermal expansion, frictional heating, and conduction of heat away from the contact zone. These interactions are modified ...

Abstract: In the design of sliding seals, uniform loading is often assumed in order to calculate leakage, pressure, and surface temperature. Previous theoretical and experimental evidence has shown that ...

Abstract: The paper describes the evolution of surface pressure and temperature transducers to a level of sophistication and reliability such that they can be used in the investigation of lubrication in ...

Abstract: The scuffing failure of a sliding contact is a complicated process, involving physics, chemistry, and mechanical science. No comprehensive theory has yet been formulated; the published work ...