Journal
TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Volume 84, Issue -, Pages 36-47Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2014.11.019
Keywords
Liquid-mediated adhesion; Surface roughness; Collapse; Capillary
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- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1236577] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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In this work, a three-dimensional model for liquid-mediated adhesion between two rough surfaces is presented. The approach is based on a spectral (multi-scale) representation of compressive rough surface deformation along with the capillary equations governing the tensile deformation. An iterative numerical algorithm is designed to solve the equations of elasticity and capillarity simultaneously. It is shown that, under certain conditions, a contact instability occurs leading to unbounded rates of change of tensile force, average gap and wetted radius. The effects of liquid volume, liquid surface tension, surface topography, nominal contact area, and external load on the stability of contact interface are studied. Key dimensionless ratios are identified that govern the equilibrium state and onset of instability. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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