Multilevel Solution of the Elastohydrodynamic Contact for the Water Lubricated Silicon Carbide 3D Line Contact

The aim of this work is to obtain the numerical solution of the isothermal elastohydodynamic lubrication problem for the finite line contact using high modulus material and very low viscous lubricant (Silicon Carbide lubricated with water). Generally, the cylinder length is assumed to be infinite, so the results are obtained within the field of plane strain. In this study, the whole cylinder will be taken into account, in order to determine the 3D minimum film thickness and the 3D maximum pressure. It will appear that the line contact results overestimate the minimum film thickness, compared to a 3D analysis.