Numerical evaluation of the transient response due to non-smooth rolling contact using an arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian formulation
Journal article, 2012

A theoretical and numerical framework to evaluate rolling contact using an arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) formulation is established. A finite element formulation is imple- mented featuring cylinder–plate contact, automated mesh refinement, non-reflecting boundary conditions, and the ability to incorporate surface roughness through user-defined gap functions. Presented examples include rolling contact on a corrugated surface and negotiation of a surface discontinuity. Sensitivity and validation analyses are presented and show the model to be robust and the trends in parametric responses to be reasonable as compared to results in literature. Owing to the ALE formulation, the model can be kept very compact and the computational demands very modest.

rolling contact

transient analysis

arbitrary Lagrangian– Eulerian

finite element method

Author

Andreas Draganis

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Fredrik Larsson

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Anders Ekberg

Dynamics

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

1350-6501 (ISSN)

Vol. 226 J1 36-45

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Transport

Materials Science

Subject Categories

Applied Mechanics

Roots

Basic sciences

DOI

10.1177/1350650111422015

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Created

10/7/2017