Elastohydrodynamic solution for concentrated elliptical point contact of machine elements under combined entraining and squeeze-film motion

This paper presents numerical solution of isothermal elastohydrodynamic conjunction for concentrated contact of elastic bodies under the elliptical point contact condition. The solution includes the effect of squeeze-film motion that occurs under transient conditions due to the application of cyclic loads and/or oscillating motions in machine elements. It is shown that this time-dependent behaviour increases the load-carrying capacity of the contact which is largely responsible as a mechanism of lubricant film formation when the low speeds of entraining motion yield a low film thickness. An extrapolated oil-film thickness formula is also presented that can be employed under dynamic conditions.