Behaviour of Oil Film Thickness on Slideway

Abstract

An analysis of the behavior of oil film thickness on a slideway is represented in this paper. A basic subject which should be made clear for a discussion of the behavior of oil film thickness by a load or velocity changing or for a discussion of a floating phenomenon of the slideway was studied.
By considering metallic contact, the influence of viscosity of lubricant, surface roughness, slideway material, mean contact pressure, dimension of slideway, etc., on the behavior of oil film thickness are examined. Also, the specific correlation between these parameters and stick-slip vibration are discussed.
The theoretical analysis is verified by the experiment. The result indicates that surface roughness and dimension of slideway are the most significant parameters for the behavior of oil film thickness of slideway.