Temperature rise due to sliding in rolling/sliding elastohydrodynamic lubrication line contacts: an efficient numerical analysis for contact zone temperatures

An efficient numerical method based on Lobatto quadrature analysis is adopted for a rigorous analysis of temperature in elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) line contacts. Temperature distributions are calculated for maximum Hertzian pressures and rolling speeds varying between 0.5 to 2.0 GPa and 1 to 30 mis, respectively. Significant mid-film temperature and surface temperature increases have been observed at higher rolling speeds with an increase in loads and slip ratios. Results have been compared with the results of Manton, S. M., O'Donoghue, J. P. and Cameron, A., Temperatures at lubricated rolling/sliding contacts. Proceedings of the institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1967-68, 182(417), 813-824. An empirical equation is presented for the prediction of non-dimensional maximum mid-film temperature in the contact zone in terms of the dimensionless thermal loading parameter Q, dimensionless load Wand slip S, as: (T) over bar(md) = 11.08 W(0.249)S(0.0265)e(0.201) (Q) (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.