Modelling an abrasive wear experiment by the boundary element method

I. Serre (1) , Marc Bonnet (1) , R. M. Pradeilles-Duval (1)

1 LMS - Laboratoire de mécanique des solides

This Note presents a computational technique for simulating friction-induced wear in a tribology experiment on a plan/plan, ring-on-disc contact configuration. The boundary element method results in modest computing times and facilitates the mesh modifications used for tracking the wear profile evolution. A typical wear simulation result is presented and discussed.

Domaines: Mécanique des solides [physics.class-ph]; Mécanique des solides [physics.class-ph]

I. Serre, Marc Bonnet, R. M. Pradeilles-Duval. Modelling an abrasive wear experiment by the boundary element method. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences Serie II, 2001, 329, pp.803-808. ⟨10.1016/S1620-7742(01)01402-7⟩. ⟨hal-00092386⟩