Numerical solution of the point contact problem using the finite element method
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
- Vol. 11 (10) , 1507-1518
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.1620111003
Abstract
The elastohydrodynamic lubrication problem, in which the lubricant pressure and film thickness are sensitive to surface deformation, is solved by using a finite element procedure and the Newton method. The numerical procedure is applied to the point contact problem, in which a thin lubricant film is maintained between two balls loaded together by a high load under conditions of pure rolling. The present analysis shows that pressure spikes are formed near the outlet region, a result which has been found in the line contact problem and which has been conjectured in the present problem.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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