TY - JOUR
T1 - Multi-scale soft porous lubrication
AU - Zhu, Zenghao
AU - Nathan, Rungun
AU - Wu, Qianhong
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 1511096 . The authors would like to acknowledge Mr. Lu An for helping in SEM analysis of the testing materials, and Dr. Emily Carson and Mr. Bchara Sidnawi for manuscript proof-reading. The technical support from Mr. Chris Townend and Mr. Zach Nowasad are greatly appreciated.
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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - This paper reports a comprehensive study of soft lubrication in a porous layer whose thickness ranges from 3.1 mm to 19.0 mm, using two experimental setups for different scales of porous media. We demonstrate that the lubrication theory for soft porous media (Feng and Weinbaum, J. Fluid Mech. 422, 282, 2000)is valid in describing the fluid pressurization, while the theory by Toll (Polym Eng Sci 38, 1337, 1998)is appropriate in predicting the solid phase lifting force. A new model is then developed for estimating the contribution of the fluid pressure to the total lift, which, along with extensive dimensional analysis, provides critical insights for the application of soft porous lubrication in industrial applications.
AB - This paper reports a comprehensive study of soft lubrication in a porous layer whose thickness ranges from 3.1 mm to 19.0 mm, using two experimental setups for different scales of porous media. We demonstrate that the lubrication theory for soft porous media (Feng and Weinbaum, J. Fluid Mech. 422, 282, 2000)is valid in describing the fluid pressurization, while the theory by Toll (Polym Eng Sci 38, 1337, 1998)is appropriate in predicting the solid phase lifting force. A new model is then developed for estimating the contribution of the fluid pressure to the total lift, which, along with extensive dimensional analysis, provides critical insights for the application of soft porous lubrication in industrial applications.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.triboint.2019.05.003
DO - 10.1016/j.triboint.2019.05.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065425134
VL - 137
SP - 246
EP - 253
JO - Tribology International
JF - Tribology International
SN - 0301-679X
ER -