A previous mass-conserving finite element cavitation model is extended to include energy conservation in the lubricant film. The extension introduces no additional iteration and very little additional computational effort.

Issue Section:
Research Papers
Topics:
Algorithms, Finite element analysis, Lubrication, Cavitation, Energy conservation, Lubricants
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