Abstract
This paper deals with the measurement of oil film thickness between lubricated contacting surfaces under load. The ability to measure oil film thickness, in this case on gear teeth, may lead to a better future understanding of the best lubricant and tooth contour to be used for any given set of operating conditions for the reduction of wear.This paper differs from previous work13 in that the gears are 4DP instead of 6DP. Also, the teeth are cast iron instead of steel. The author expresses somewhat different views on the theory and suggests that relaxational effects in the lubricant and not pressure vicosity effects may explain in part the high load-carrying capacity of modern high speed gears.
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