1. Principles of hydrostatic lubrication
In any hydrostatic device, one of the two facing surfaces is smooth, while the other has one or more cavities (or cells) connected to a pressure generator (figure 1 a ). Two regions can be distinguished:
a zone represented by spans AB and CD of width a, where the thickness h of the lubricant film is thin ; the evolution of pressure in this region...
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