Mesoscopic Tribology Bridging the Gap between Nano- and Macro-scale 2

[29-J-06] Towards a Continuum Description of Mineral oil Lubrication in Highly Pressurized Nanometer wide Constrictions: The Importance of Accurate Slip Laws

Kerstin Falk^1,2, Andrea Codrignani¹, Daniele Savio³, Lars Pastewka⁴, *Michael Moseler^1,2,4 (1. Fraunhofer IWM, Germany, 2. Microtribology Center μTC, Germany, 3. Freudenberg Technology Innovation SE & Co.KG, Germany, 4. University of Freiburg, Germany)

Keywords:boundary lubrication, Reynolds equation, nanoscale constitutive laws, liquid/solid slippage, molecular dynamics simulations