Search Results - "REDDYHOFF, T."

A study of saliva lubrication using a compliant oral mimic by Carpenter, G., Bozorgi, S., Vladescu, S., Forte, A.E., Myant, C., Potineni, R.V., Reddyhoff, T., Baier, S.K.

“…Due to ethical issues and the difficulty in obtaining biological tissues, it is important to find synthetic elastomers that can be used as replacement test…”
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Tribological studies of potential vegetable oil-based lubricants containing environmentally friendly viscosity modifiers by Quinchia, L.A., Delgado, M.A., Reddyhoff, T., Gallegos, C., Spikes, H.A.

“…The amphiphilic properties that result from the fatty acid composition of vegetable oils contribute to a better lubricity and effectiveness as anti-wear…”
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A method to determine acoustic properties of solids and its application to measuring oil film thickness in bearing shells of unknown composition by Beamish, S., Reddyhoff, T., Hunter, A., Dwyer-Joyce, R.S.

“…•A new method to determine acoustic impedance of solid materials in layered systems is presented.•The technique is applied to a range of materials under static…”
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Laser-induced fluorescence for film thickness mapping in pure sliding lubricated, compliant, contacts by Myant, C., Reddyhoff, T., Spikes, H.A.

“…A laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) technique has been used to measure fluid film thickness in a compliant, sliding contact under low-load/low-pressure…”
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Spatially Resolved Triboemission Measurements by Le Rouzic, J., Reddyhoff, T.

“…Electron emission that occurs when surfaces undergo wear has been studied since the 1950s and is the subject of continued speculation due to its possibly…”
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Wear of silicon surfaces in MEMS by Ku, I.S.Y., Reddyhoff, T., Holmes, A.S., Spikes, H.A.

“…High levels of friction and wear are problems which currently limit the development of sliding micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) – devices which would…”
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Thermal Behaviour of a Slipping Wet Clutch Contact by Ingram, M, Reddyhoff, T, Spikes, H. A

“…Wet clutches are used in automatic transmissions to enable gear changes and also to reduce energy loss in the torque converter. These friction devices are…”
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Hydrodynamic Friction Reduction in a MAC–Hexadecane Lubricated MEMS Contact by Leong, J. Y., Reddyhoff, T., Sinha, S. K., Holmes, A. S., Spikes, H. A.

“…Recent research has shown that hydrodynamic lubrication is an effective means of reducing friction in high sliding micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS). At…”
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Assessing boundary film formation of lubricant additivised with 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate using ECR as qualitative indicator by Viesca, J.L., Battez, A. Hernández, González, R., Reddyhoff, T., Pérez, A. Torres, Spikes, H.A.

“…Boundary film formation of ionic liquid (IL) 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, [HMIM][BF 4], as an additive of hydrocracked mineral oil is…”
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Formation of wear resistant coatings on Ti–6Al–4V by calciothermic reduction by Moorhouse, B.S., Reddyhoff, T., Ward-Close, M., Ryan, M.P., Shollock, B.A.

“…A nitriding method defined as, “calciothermic assisted immersion nitriding (CAIN)” has been developed to modify the surface of titanium alloys and improve…”
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A New Approach for the Measurement of Film Thickness in Liquid Face Seals by Reddyhoff, T., Dwyer-Joyce, R. S., Harper, P.

“…Face seals operate by allowing a small volume of the sealed fluid to escape and form a thin film between the contacting parts. The thickness of this film must…”
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Lubricant Flow in an Elastohydrodynamic Contact Using Fluorescence by Reddyhoff, T, Choo, J. H, Spikes, H. A, Glovnea, R. P

“…It is well-documented that parameters, such as film thickness and temperature in EHL contacts, can be measured experimentally using a range of techniques…”
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Frictional characteristics of molecular length ultra-thin boundary adsorbed films by Ku, I. S. Y., Chong, W. W. F., Reddyhoff, T., Rahnejat, H.

“…The paper presents measurements of friction of any ultra-thin film entrained into the contact of a pair of very smooth specimen subjected to entrainment in a…”
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Compression Heating and Cooling in Elastohydrodynamic Contacts by Reddyhoff, T, Spikes, H. A, Olver, A. V

“…In this study, the infrared temperature mapping technique, originally developed by Sanborn and Winer (Trans ASME J Tribol 93:262-271, 1971) and extended by…”
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Friction Modifier Behaviour in Lubricated MEMS Devices by Reddyhoff, T, Ku, I. S. Y, Holmes, A. S, Spikes, H. A

“…Low viscosity fluids could provide reliable lubrication for certain microelectromechanical system's (MEMS) applications where high-sliding speeds and/or high…”
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A novel tribometer for the measurement of friction in MEMS by Ku, I.S.Y., Reddyhoff, T., Choo, J.H., Holmes, A.S., Spikes, H.A.

“…A new tribometer has been developed to determine friction under conditions that are representative of MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical-systems). The tribometer…”
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Operating Limits for Acoustic Measurement of Rolling Bearing Oil Film Thickness by DWYER-JOYCE, R. S., REDDYHOFF, T., DRINKWATER, B. W.

“…An ultrasonic pulse striking a thin layer of liquid trapped between solid bodies will be partially reflected. The proportion reflected is a function of the…”
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The influence of temperature on viscoelastic friction properties by Putignano, C., Reddyhoff, T., Dini, D.

“…Viscoelastic friction strongly depends on temperature, which determines the material stiffness and, therefore, given a constant load, the volume that is…”
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Numerical and experimental investigation of textured journal bearings for friction reduction by Profito, F.J., Vladescu, S.C., Reddyhoff, T., Dini, D.

“…This work investigates the mechanisms for friction reduction in textured journal bearings. The measured friction of laser-etched connecting-rod big-end shells…”
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Effect of Shear Rate, Temperature, and Particle Concentration on the Rheological Properties of ZnO and ZrO2 Nanofluids by Hernández Battez, A., Viesca, J. L., González, R., García, A., Reddyhoff, T., Higuera-Garrido, A.

“…The rheological behavior of ZnO and ZrO 2 nanoparticle suspensions in a polyalphaolefin (PAO 6) was investigated at high shear rates. Nanoparticles were…”
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