Lecture 14 Flashcards
friction–even the most polished surfaces are made up of hills and valleys on the atomic level; asperities (aspect ratios height to rel. width ratio); smaller aspect ratio = less friciton
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height of asperities of optically polished metal?
10e-7 to 10e-8 m
height of asperities of finely turned metal
5 e-6 m
height of asperities of surface polished with 600 grit carborandum
10e-7 m
height of asperities of articular cartilage
2 to 20 x 10e-8 m
in general, friction between like and unlike materials is LESS than that betweeon similar materials
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what is one way to lower friction?
lubrication–separates the asperities
what are the types of lubrication?
- hydrodynamic
- boundary
- elastrohydrodynamic
- squeeze film
- mixed
- hydrostatic
- weeping
describe hydrodynamic lubrication
thickness of lubricant prevents the solid surfaces from touching;
layer thickness = η v/p
where η = viscosity
v = relative velocity of motion
p = applied pressure
describe boundary lubrication
film thickness is too low
η v/p is too low
surface to surface contact occurs–high friction
what is elastohdrodynamic lubrication
between hydrodynamic and boundary lubrication
what is squeeze film lubrication
lubricant which is sufficiently viscous to respond almost elastically to a sudden increase in pressure for a short period of time
–e.g. heel strike
describe mixed lubrication
occurs when lubricant is normally hydronamic in nature
can also coat the surface and provide some boundary lubrication at high pressure
describe hydrostatic lubrication
needed external pressure source to maintain the fluid lubricant film
describe weeping lubrication
- lubricant is taken up in porous, deformable surfaces
- pressure builds up in liquid in the pores by load applied to the surface
