Elastohydrodynamic Film Collapse During Rapid Deceleration. Part II—Theoretical Analysis and Comparison of Theory and Experiment

Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical model for the behavior of elastohydrodynamic films subjected to transient speed conditions, based on Grubin’s analytical solution for elastohydrodynamic lubrication. This model is applied to predict film thickness in high deceleration conditions. The model’s predictions are compared with the experimental results presented in an accompanying paper entitled “Elastohydrodynamic Film Collapse During Rapid Deceleration. Part I: Experimental Results.”