Colloquium announcement
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Department Engineering Fluid Dynamics (TFE)
Master programme Mechanical Engineering
As part of his / her master assignment
Wijk, J. van (Jort)
will hold a speech entitled:
Color-calibrated feasibility study of Droplet on Demand lubrication in elastohydrodynamic point contacts
| Date | 14-04-2026 |
| Time | 14:00 |
| Room | OH210 |
Summary
This talk will discuss the feasibility study on lubricating elastohydrodynamic (EHL) point contact with Droplet-on-Demand (DoD) lubrication. The motivation for this type of lubrication is lubricant usage reduction. Unlike conventional methods, DoD provided increased control of the timing, size, and frequency of the lubricant delivery.
Information from the experimental results was extracted with a newly created analysis script. Relating the contact color to the lubricant thickness within the contact.
The experimental results show remarkable agreement with the numerical simulation regarding the phenomena included in the simulation. As a result, the DoD lubrication is proven to have the potential to serve as part of a controlled lubrication strategy.
Assessment committee |
chair Signature d.d. |
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| prof. dr. ir. C. H. Venner Dr.-Ing. N.F. Bader dr.ir. A.S. Purandare J. Tang MEng J. Tong |
(chair) (internal member) (external member) (internal member) (internal member) |
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