Hjorth, P.G. and King, J. and Korobeinikov, A. and Mason, J. and McKee, S. and Wilson, S. (2008) Stryker Osteonics: Prosthetic Knee Joint. [Study Group Report]
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Abstract
We examine, within a simple bearing model of a knee joint that only consideres pure sliding, the effect of the presence of a small vertical hole in the load area on the fluid film properties. The calculations indicate that fluid is entrapped in such a hole, which, for constant load, causes a smaller minimal film separation of the two surfaces.
This will lower the horizontal friction, but may also bring about surface contact in high load situations.
| Item Type: | Study Group Report |
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| Problem Sectors: | Materials Medical and pharmaceutical |
| Study Groups: | European Study Group with Industry > ESGI 62 (Limerick, Ireland, Jan 21-25, 2008) |
| Company Name: | University of Limerick |
| ID Code: | 219 |
| Deposited By: | Dr Kamel Bentahar |
| Deposited On: | 05 May 2009 14:51 |
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2015 19:49 |
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