Entrainment and Inlet Suction: Two Mechanisms of Hydrodynamic Lubrication in Textured Bearings

Mark Fowell, A. V. Olver, A. D. Gosman, +2

Journal of Tribology

Tribological CoatingEngineeringHydrodynamic LubricationMechanicsFluid Mechanics +8

A Mass-Conserving Complementarity Formulation to Study Lubricant Films in the Presence of Cavitation

Matteo Giacopini, Mark Fowell, Daniele Dini, +1

Journal of Tribology

Tribological CoatingEngineeringFluid MechanicsMechanical EngineeringSuch Complementarity Formulations +18

‘Inlet suction’, a load support mechanism in non-convergent, pocketed, hydrodynamic bearings

A. V. Olver, Mark Fowell, H. A. Spikes, +1

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology

Closed PocketHydrodynamic BearingsEngineeringHydrodynamic LubricationMechanics +9

Parametric study of texturing in convergent bearings

Mark Fowell, Simon Medina, A. V. Olver, +2

Tribology International

Geometric ModelingEngineeringHydrodynamic LubricationMechanicsMechanical Engineering +5

Fluid film lubrication in the presence of cavitation: a mass-conserving two-dimensional formulation for compressible, piezoviscous and non-Newtonian fluids

Luca Bertocchi, Daniele Dini, Matteo Giacopini, +2

Tribology International

Materials ScienceCavitating FlowViscoplastic FluidEngineeringHydrodynamic Lubrication +10

The effects of laser surface texture applied to internal combustion engine journal bearing shells – An experimental study

Sorin-Cristian Vlădescu, Mark Fowell, Lars Mattsson, +1

Tribology International

Advanced Laser ProcessingEngineeringMechanical EngineeringExperimental StudyLaser Processing Technology +3

An Investigation of Lubricant Film Thickness in Sliding Compliant Contacts

Connor Myant, Mark Fowell, H. A. Spikes, +1

Tribology Transactions

Tribological CoatingEngineeringFluid MechanicsMechanical EngineeringRheological Measurement +15

A study of lubricant film thickness in compliant contacts of elastomeric seal materials using a laser induced fluorescence technique

Mark Fowell, Connor Myant, H. A. Spikes, +1

Tribology International

Materials ScienceTribological CoatingEngineeringHydrodynamic LubricationMicrofabrication +7

An Experimental Investigation into the Onset of Smearing Damage in Nonconformal Contacts with Application to Roller Bearings

Mark Fowell, Stathis Ioannides, Amir Kadiric

Tribology Transactions

Tribological CoatingEngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanicsContact Mechanic +16

Transient effects in lubricated textured bearings

Simon Medina, Mark Fowell, Sorin-Cristian Vlădescu, +4

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology

EngineeringHydrodynamic LubricationMechanicsFluid MechanicsMechanical Engineering +9