The authors outline the fundamental aspects of lubrication conditions and distinguish between hydrodynamic, elastohydrodynamic, and boundary lubrication. The discussion is concerned with the physics rather than the mathematics. The important lubricant properties and the role of bearing geometry are considered.
This discussion of modern views on lubrication is perfectly general but operating conditions encountered in textile machinery are considered so that the various types of lubrication in practice can be identified.
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