title: Semi-deterministic chemo-mechanical model of boundary lubrication.
abstract: A model for tribofilm growth is developed. The model is used in combination with numerical contact mechanics tools to enable evaluation of the combined effects of chemistry and contact mechanics. The model is tuned with experimental data and is thereafter applied to rough surfaces. The growth of the tribofilm is evaluated for 3 different contact cases and short-term tribofilm growth behaviour is analyzed. The results show how tribofilms grow in patches. The model is expected to be used as a tool for analysis of the interaction between rough surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Division of Machine Elements, LuleA University of Technology, Sweden.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Almqvist
authors.forename: Mattias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grahn
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Minami