A variational approach to the establishment of a lubrication equation for a non-Newtonian thin film

作者：He Ji Huan^*; Zhang Li Na

来源：Strojniski Vestnik-Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2006, 52(9): 587-591.

• Reynolds-type equation
• non-Newtonian flow
• lubrication
• perturbation methods

This paper provides a new approach to deriving a lubrication equation for a non-Newtonian thin film. The Reynolds-type equation is directly deduced from a variational principle as a stationary condition. The homotopy perturbation method is also applied in the derivation procedure.

• 出版日期2006-9
• 单位东华大学