Solid Mechanics and Its Applications: Iutam Symposium on Elastohydrodynamics and Micro-Elastohydrodynamics: Proceedings of the Iutam Symposium Held in Cardiff, Uk, 1-3 September 2004 (Paperback)

Preface; Reflections on early studies of elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication, by D. Dowson and G. R. Higginson; Rheological challenges and opportunities for EHL, by Scott Bair and Peter Gordon; Adjoint error estimation and spatial adaptivity for EHL-like models, by D. Hart, C.E. Goodyer, M. Berzins, P.K. Jimack, and L.E. Scales; Surface roughness attenuation in EHL line and point contacts under conditions of starved lubrication, by C.H. Venner and C.J. Hooke; Unsteady EHL: 'nodal' & 'modal' formulations, by J.F. Booker and S. Boedo; The influence of spinning on the performance of EHL in elliptical contacts, by P. Yang and J. Cui; Review and prospects for the development of EHL of finite line contacts, by X. Chen, H. Sun and X. Shen; Thermal EHL analysis of cylindrical roller under heavy load, by H. Sun and X. Chen; Effect of elastic deformation of the journal bearing shell on its dynamic stability, by E. Saber and H.A. El-Gamal; A possible molecular dynamic structure contribution to elastohydrodynamic lubrication, by M. Fox; Modelling of lubricant degradation and elastohydrodynamic lubrication, by I.I. Kudish, R.G. Airapetyan and M.J. Covitch; The effect of viscoelasticity on the performance of dynamically loaded journal bearings, by D.Rh. Gwynllyw and T.N. Phillips; Behaviour of transverse ridges passing through a circular EHL conjunction, by M. Kaneta, H. Nishikawa and K. Matsuda; Experimental investigation on the pressure distribution for pure sliding EHL contacts with dented surfaces, by P. Vergne and F. Ville; EHL film thickness behaviour under high pressure - comparison between numerical and experimental results, by M. Hartl, I. Krupka and D. Zhu; Correlation between model test devices and full bearing tests under grease lubricated conditions, by H. Baly, G. Poll, P.M. Cann and A.A. Lubrecht; Experimental and theoretical approaches to thin film lubrication studies, by I. Lee-Prudhoe, C.H. Venner, P.M. Cann and H.A. Spikes; Extension ofconventional optical EHL technique, by P.L. Wong and F. Guo; Surface modification for piston ring and liner, by N.G. Bolander and F. Sadeghi; Variations of an EHL film under boundary slippage, by F. Guo and P.L. Wong; Elastohydrodynamic lubrication in 'soft-on-soft' natural synovial joints; 'hard-on-soft' cushion and 'hard-on-hard' metal-on-metal total joint replacements, by D. Dowson; Stribeck curve for starved concentrated contacts, by I.C. Faraon and D.J. Schipper; Investigation on thermal distress and scuffing failure under micro-EHL conditions, by A. Polacco, G. Pugliese, E. Ciulli, G.M. Bragallini and M. Facchini; Effect of slip ratio on rolling contact fatigue of bearing steel rollers lubricated with traction oil, by A. Nakajima and T. Mawatari; Prediction of fatigue damage in rough surface EHL, by H. Qiao, H.P. Evans and R.W. Snidle; Wear modelling in worm gears, by K.J. Sharif, H.P. Evans, R.W. Snidle; Lubrication modelling of artificial hip joints, by F.C. Wang and Z.M. Jin; Fractals and surface roughness in EHL, by F.M. Borodich; Roughness attenuation and pressure rippling in EHL contacts, by C.J. Hooke; Effect of film thickness ratio on gearing contact fatigue life, by C.K. Gao, X.M. Qi, R.W. Snidle and H.P. Evans; Surface contact in micro-EHL, by M.J.A. Holmes, H.P. Evans and R.W. Snidle; APPENDIX: The scientific Programme; Author Index; Subject Index.