... 2008 12 10 2008 03 03 2009 ball bearings deformation fibres finite element analysis Runge-Kutta methods ball bearings dynamics flexible cage discrete element method The cage has been recognized as one of the weakest links in the performance of high-speed bearings...

... ) but also to bring a new point of view on the differences observed in the past between the numerical predictions and experimental measurements. 05 10 2007 25 03 2008 23 06 2008 mechanical contact rheology sliding friction contact discrete element method tribology...

..., and subsurface stresses in an elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) contact when inclusions are present in the elastic half-space. The approach is based on using the discrete element method to determine the surface elastic deformation in the EHL film thickness equation. The model is validated through comparison...

... (mechanical) inclusions elasticity machine bearings discrete element method contact stresses inclusions Hertzian contact Subsurface initiated rolling contact fatigue, which is one of the modes of failure in rolling element bearings, occurs when micro-cracks initiate by fracture below...

... 2004 07 02 2005 granular materials wear Wear Simulation Discrete Element Method Wear Law Third Body Understanding the wear process is of permanent interest since wear is a genuine industrial problem. Unfortunately, as explained by Meng et al. in 1 , “the available...