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solutions made possible the indirect measure-
ment of point-wise juncture conditions at
the interface of sliding contacts; the actual
mechanical mode is only described schemati-
cally. The solutions are most suitable for
matching the solutions at the interface,
given by juncture condition.
Greens Function of Radial Displacement
in a Circular Disc Due to Unit Normal and
Tangential Loads.
C. W. Ng (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Di-
rectorate of Materials and Processes), Preprint
copy (IgO?.) rg pp., 5 refs.; Rensselaer Poly-
technic Inst. Troy, N.Y.; N 62-16344, T.P.A.,
2 (16) (1962) 921).
Using the method of Muskhelishvili, the
Greens function of radial displacement is
obtained in a circular disc due to a unit
normal and a unit shear traction at the
boundary. This Greens function is useful in
the study of contact problems in sliding as
well as in rolling, i.e. the important problem
of elasto-hydrodynamics is included. An
example is carried out for the distribution of
heat generation due to a rigid rider against an
elastic slider which is in the form of a circular
disc.
Measurement of Point-wise Juncture Con-
d&ion of Temperature at the Interface of
Two Bodies in Sliding Contact.
F. F. Ling and T. E. Simkins, Tech. DOG. Rep.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., (rg6r-rg6z) 30
pp., 3 refs.; N 62-16323, T.P.A., z (16)
(1962) 929.
An apparatus is described for bringing a rider
specimen and a slider specimen into continu-
ous sliding contact so that significant tem-
peratures at the interface are achievable. The
design is such that the flow fields of heat in
the specimens would be at most two-dimen-
sional, i.e., within engineering approxima-
tions; this fact makes possible the measure-
ment of temperatures of the specimens with-
out disrupting the flow fields of heat. Typical
data are presented of speed, normal load,
frictional resistance and temperatures at
strategic locations on the specimens. Using
the heat-equation solutions obtained pre-
viously for the configurations concerned,
contact-surface temperature distributions of
bath the specimens are calculated from ex-
perimental data. Results give the point-wise,
temperature juncture condition at the inter-
face.
Mechanisms of Friction and Wear between
Solid Surfaces
K. E. Boyd, C. T. Rollins and A. D. Thomas
(Utah University, Salt Lake City, Utah),
(1962) 62 pp., 145 refs.; N 62-11084, T.P.i4.,
2 (4) (1962) 53.
A low-velocity friction testing machine for
surface velocities of from I.0 ft./see to 15.0
ft./set and a high-velocity friction testing
machine for surface velocities of from 1.0
ft./see to 200 ft./set are designed, fabricated
and used to test a number of pairs of solid
materials. Coefficients of friction as a func-
tion of several parameters were measured
and plotted. It was found that a unique
interface temperature between rubbing ma-
terials does not exist, but rather a random
extremely variable temperature profile of
considerable magnitude does exist. Data were
obtained which give evidence for deducing
the effects of reactivity and solid solubility
on the friction process.
Friction Measurement with the Tapered
Spindle Top.
J. W. Givens and S. K. Talley, Lubrication
Eng., r8 (10) (1962) 443-449; 6 figs., 3 tables,
5 refs.
The Tapered Spindle Top, a new apparatus
for kinetic friction measurements, is descri-
bed. This device is characterized by a line
rather than a point contact between the
bearing surfaces as in the Four-Ball appa-
ratus. The new machine covers a load range
intermediate between that of the Four-Ball
and journal bearing test machines and for
this reason is especially well suited for study-
ing the transition between hvdrodvnamic
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and boundary friction.
A method has been developed for resolving
friction in the transition reg,on of lubrication
into hydrodynamic and boundary compo-
nents, thereby affording a means of meas-
uring oiliness.
At low speed the top is capable of meas-
uring kinetic boundary friction and provides
a sensitive and rapid method for determining
the variation of coefficient of friction with
velocity, an important property of lubricants
in many practical applications.
Study on a Radioactive Method foe Esti-
mating the Lubricating Qualities of Com-
pound Oils by Using the Wear of Surfaces.
(in English)
D. Paveiescu, I. Ifiuc and S. Barbul, Rev.
Mecan. AP$., 6 (4) (1961) 539-547; A#.
MecR. Rw., r5 (8) (1962) 681.
Eouinment for Measuring Vibrations in
A&friction 3earings. -
Z. landa, En&h Abstracts of Selected Arti-
cles .from Soviet Bloc and M~ainland China
Technical Journals, Ser. 4. No. g (1961).
U.S. Dept. Commerce, OTS, Washington 25,
D.C.; A&s%. &feck. Iiezl., ~5 (8) (1962) 681.
Cavitation Tunnel Tests with Merchant
Ship Propellers. (in English)
I-I. Lindgren, Mead. Stat. Skeppsprov. Amt.
G&borg, No. 48 (1961) 43 pp., 11 rcfs.; l%Ppl.
Merh. Rev., rfj (9) (1962) 759.
Ueav, 6 (1963) 81-w