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Mixed Lubrication Regime

25.08.2022 Manoj Rajankunte Mahadeshwara
TL;DR: The mixed lubrication regime occurs when a tribological contact is supported partly by lubricant film pressure and partly by asperity contact. It sits between boundary lubrication and full-film hydrodynamic or elastohydrodynamic lubrication, so friction and wear depend on both...