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Optical Measurements of Cavitation in Tribological Contacts

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, , Citation Tian Tang et al 2015 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 656 012119 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/656/1/012119

1742-6596/656/1/012119

Abstract

The paper describes the use of a white light interformeter to measure the cavitation bubble and oil film thickness in a tribological contact and compares the results to theory. It is found that oil film thickness is best predicted by the theory proposed by Coyne and Elrod.

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10.1088/1742-6596/656/1/012119