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
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author Kenji Sunahara
Shinji Yamashita
Masaharu Yamamoto
Michiaki Ikeda
Hiroshi Nishikawa
Kenji Matsuda
Motohiro Kaneta
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description 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 contacting surfaces can be observed as a white flash signal. It is found that the dielectric breakdown voltage increases with the film thickness.
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spelling doaj.art-aa22537b17cd4b0688f11431301272c82022-12-21T20:07:49ZengJapanese Society of TribologistsTribology Online1881-21982008-04-0132404310.2474/trol.3.40trolDevelopment of Grease Film Breakdown Observing DeviceKenji Sunahara0Shinji Yamashita1Masaharu Yamamoto2Michiaki Ikeda3Hiroshi Nishikawa4Kenji Matsuda5Motohiro Kaneta6Quality Assurance Division, Yaskawa Electric CorporationQuality Assurance Division, Yaskawa Electric CorporationQuality Assurance Division, Yaskawa Electric CorporationDepartment of Biological Functions and Engineering, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of TechnologyThe 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 contacting surfaces can be observed as a white flash signal. It is found that the dielectric breakdown voltage increases with the film thickness.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/3/2/3_2_40/_pdf/-char/enelectrical pittingdielectric breakdown voltagegreaseehl
spellingShingle Kenji Sunahara
Shinji Yamashita
Masaharu Yamamoto
Michiaki Ikeda
Hiroshi Nishikawa
Kenji Matsuda
Motohiro Kaneta
Development of Grease Film Breakdown Observing Device
Tribology Online
electrical pitting
dielectric breakdown voltage
grease
ehl
title Development of Grease Film Breakdown Observing Device
title_full Development of Grease Film Breakdown Observing Device
title_fullStr Development of Grease Film Breakdown Observing Device
title_full_unstemmed Development of Grease Film Breakdown Observing Device
title_short Development of Grease Film Breakdown Observing Device
title_sort development of grease film breakdown observing device
topic electrical pitting
dielectric breakdown voltage
grease
ehl
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/3/2/3_2_40/_pdf/-char/en
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