EHL line contact — film thickness
Central film thickness of an elastohydrodynamic line contact from the Moes dimensionless load/lubrication groups, with contact half-width and Hertzian pressures.
Central film thickness, h_c1.25 µm
Contact half-width, b0.41 mm
Mean pressure, pₘ1.23 GPa
Max pressure, p₀1.56 GPa
Dimensionless groups
Dimensionless film, H6.92
Moes L16.82
Moes M23.98
Reduced modulus, E*230.8 GPa
Reduced radius, R*15 mm
Method & references
- Moes / Dowson–Higginson dimensionless film-thickness relations for EHL line contacts.
- A radius of 0 represents a flat surface.
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