Development of Grease Film Breakdown Observing Device

The paper describes a newly developed smart device, which can detect the dielectric breakdown of the grease elastohydrodynamic film formed between a steel ball loaded against a glass disc due to electric discharge, while observing the shape and thickness of the film. The electric discharge between c...

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Main Authors: Kenji Sunahara, Shinji Yamashita, Masaharu Yamamoto, Michiaki Ikeda, Hiroshi Nishikawa, Kenji Matsuda, Motohiro Kaneta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Tribologists 2008-04-01
Series:Tribology Online
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/3/2/3_2_40/_pdf/-char/en