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power spectral density of a rough surface

Power Spectral Density of Rough Surfaces

26.08.2018 tribonet

Roughness is known to be an important factor in friction, wear and related performance of the machine parts. It was shown recently that Power Spectrum Density (PSD) can be used as a metric to describe […]

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