A numerical study of non-Newtonian transient elastohydrodynamic lubrication of metal-on-metal hip prostheses

作者：Gao Leiming^*; Dowson Duncan; Hewson Robert W

来源：Tribology International, 2016, 93: 486-494.

DOI：10.1016/j.triboint.2015.03.003

• Non-Newtonian
• Shear-thinning
• EHL
• Metal-on-metal hip prosthesis

This paper presents a comprehensive numerical study of transient non-Newtonian elastohydrodynamic lubrication of metal-on-metal hip prosthesis subjected to two different gait cycles. The shear-thinning property of the synovial fluid was found to have a significant effect on the lubricating film, in terms of both the magnitude and location of the minimum film thickness, and more generally the film thickness distribution. A range of clearances between the acetabular cup and femoral head was investigated and the shear-thinning effect was more pronounced in the hip replacements with smaller clearances.

• 出版日期2016-1