In lubricated contacts, precision of shape governs film formation, load-carrying capacity and reliability. A theoretical study of systems containing shape defects, led the authors to consider a more general law than the classical Reynolds equation, which can separately take into account the shape defects of each surface. An application of this equation shows that shape defects can introduce harmful vibrations in ball bearings.
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