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EHL (Elasto Hydrodynamic Lubrication)
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Applications of the 3D SLIM Mapper System
On this page: Investigating Particle Effect On Film | Line Contact | EHD Slide Lobes
Investigating Particle Effect On Film
[Below] The 3D SLIM Mapper System is used here to examine the effect of a particle within a fluid film. The steel debris particle was initially 25 µm in diameter.
An acquired image during a test
A generated map of film thickness
A closer inspection of the particle
Line Contact
[Below] The two plots show comparison of films produced in a low pressure (90 MPa) line contact at different speeds.
3D plot of a low speed line contact film
3D plot of high speed line contact film
EHD Slide Lobes
The examples below show detail of an EHD side lobe.
Image of EHD side lobe
Contour map of EHD side lobe
3D surface of EHD side lobe with projected contours
