ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION OF LOGARITHMIC PROFILE ROLLER CONTACTS
摘要
An account of numerical solutions to the isothermal and flooded elastohydrodynamic lubrication(EHL)of a logarithmic profile roller, which is rolling over a flat plane,is givenThe analysis takes account of sidew ays flow of lubricant in the inlet region of the contactWhen the results are p resented in suitable nondimensional groups,it is shown that more uniformly pre ssure and shape of the film distributing in axial direction is taken place under light loadingAs the increase of the load,the end closure is displayed and the oil pressure rises sharply at the endsThe seal action formed by the end closu re makes the film thickness a littleAnd the minimum film thickness is transfer red from the central to the ends and the value is reduced rapidlyAs the increa se of the speed,the end closure becomes much seriousThe optimum crowning value obtained in EHL state is larger than the design value obtained in elastostatic contact state for the same working conditionsIn order to verify the correctnes s of theory,optical interferometry is applied to measure the oil film thickness between a logarithmic profiled roller and a glass plate under pure rolling condi tionsIt is found the agreement between numerical solutions and experiments is very good