IssyOsborne: transIent Squeeze and Starvation in elastohYdrodynamic — OScillating Bodies sOlving Reynolds oNe-dimensional Equation
Résumé
In the field of tribology, many applications operate in the elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) regime e.g., automotive engines, gears and rolling element bearings. In the EHL regime hydrodynamic performances are significantly enhanced by the contact bodies elastic deformations and the lubricant piezoviscosity. IssyOsborne is a procedure package for Igor Pro designed to be used by researchers in the field of tribology and fluid mechanics. It allows to easily calculate the film thickness distribution in lubricated sliding contact in EHL regime under time-varying conditions. This calculation is performed given the contact conditions, the fluid properties and the contact bodies properties. IssyOsborne can be used for deceleration, acceleration and reciprocating motions. In the algorithm, a full-analytical resolution of the Reynolds equation was derived. Validated experimentally, the analytical film thickness equations perfectly modeled the mechanisms behind film formation, such as squeeze due to the transient evolution of the film thickness over time, asymmetry and hysteresis in film distribution.
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