Understanding of the wear behaviors between mechanical components is a significant task in engineering design. Finite element (FE) simulation may offer valuable wear information. However, longer computational time, poor data precision, and possible divergence of results are unavoidable in repetitive procedures, especially for large FE structures. To address these issues, the current method proposes a hypothesis that the strain energy is completely transferred through the contact regions of components; further that only variables on the contact surface are involved in the solution procedure. Our qualitative comparison demonstrates that the formulations in the current study are valid, offering significant implications for further application.
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March 2017
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A Finite Element Approach by Contact Transformation for the Prediction of Structural Wear
James Shih-Shyn Wu,
James Shih-Shyn Wu
Institute of Mechanical Engineering,
National Chung-Hsing University,
Taichung, Taiwan 402, China
e-mail: sswu@dragon.nchu.edu.tw
National Chung-Hsing University,
Taichung, Taiwan 402, China
e-mail: sswu@dragon.nchu.edu.tw
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Yi-Tsung Lin,
Yi-Tsung Lin
Institute of Mechanical Engineering,
National Chung-Hsing University,
Taichung, Taiwan 402, China
e-mail: ytlin721@gmail.com
National Chung-Hsing University,
Taichung, Taiwan 402, China
e-mail: ytlin721@gmail.com
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Yuan-Lung Lai,
Yuan-Lung Lai
Department of Industrial Education
and Technology,
National Changhua University of Education,
Changhua, Taiwan 500, China
e-mail: lyllaiber@cc.ncue.edu.tw
and Technology,
National Changhua University of Education,
Changhua, Taiwan 500, China
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P.-Y. Ben Jar
P.-Y. Ben Jar
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Alberta,
Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
e-mail: ben.jar@ualberta.ca
University of Alberta,
Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
e-mail: ben.jar@ualberta.ca
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James Shih-Shyn Wu
Institute of Mechanical Engineering,
National Chung-Hsing University,
Taichung, Taiwan 402, China
e-mail: sswu@dragon.nchu.edu.tw
National Chung-Hsing University,
Taichung, Taiwan 402, China
e-mail: sswu@dragon.nchu.edu.tw
Yi-Tsung Lin
Institute of Mechanical Engineering,
National Chung-Hsing University,
Taichung, Taiwan 402, China
e-mail: ytlin721@gmail.com
National Chung-Hsing University,
Taichung, Taiwan 402, China
e-mail: ytlin721@gmail.com
Yuan-Lung Lai
Department of Industrial Education
and Technology,
National Changhua University of Education,
Changhua, Taiwan 500, China
e-mail: lyllaiber@cc.ncue.edu.tw
and Technology,
National Changhua University of Education,
Changhua, Taiwan 500, China
e-mail: lyllaiber@cc.ncue.edu.tw
P.-Y. Ben Jar
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Alberta,
Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
e-mail: ben.jar@ualberta.ca
University of Alberta,
Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
e-mail: ben.jar@ualberta.ca
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Tribology Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY. Manuscript received August 31, 2015; final manuscript received February 17, 2016; published online August 11, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Sinan Muftu.
J. Tribol. Mar 2017, 139(2): 021602 (9 pages)
Published Online: August 11, 2016
Article history
Received:
August 31, 2015
Revised:
February 17, 2016
Citation
Wu, J. S., Lin, Y., Lai, Y., and Ben Jar, P. (August 11, 2016). "A Finite Element Approach by Contact Transformation for the Prediction of Structural Wear." ASME. J. Tribol. March 2017; 139(2): 021602. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033129
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