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The Stribeck curve is an overall view of friction variation in the entire range of lubrication, including the hydrodynamic, mixed, and boundary lubrication regimes.
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Machine elements may experience a wide range of lubrication regimes, including full-film, mixed, and boundary lubrication, depending on their operating conditions and lubricant properties, where friction at the interface of components varies. The Stribeck curve is an overall view of friction variation in the entire range of lubrication. In 1902, Professor Richard Stribeck (1902) confirmed the existence of a minimum friction through his extensive journal bearing friction experiments. In 1914, Ludwig Gumbel summarized the Stribeck results in a single curve by means of dimensionless parameters. In the same year, Mayo Hersey (1914) showed that friction due to viscous shear was a...
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Wang, Y., Wang, Q.J. (2013). Stribeck Curves. In: Wang, Q.J., Chung, YW. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tribology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92897-5_148
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