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  • Conference paper
    CANN PM, WILLIAMSON BP, COY RC, SPIKES HAet al., 1992,

    , INTERNATIONAL CONF ON FRONTIERS OF TRIBOLOGY, CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRIBOLOGY GROUP OF THE INST OF PHYSICS, Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD, Pages: A124-A132, ISSN: 0022-3727
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    • Citations: 43
  • Journal article
    Cann PM, Williamson BP, Coy RC, Spikes HAet al., 1992,

    , Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, Vol: 25, Pages: A124-A132, ISSN: 0022-3727

    The ability of grease to generate elastohydrodynamic (ehd) films has been studied and interpreted in terms of the response of grease structure to contact conditions. For most liquid lubricants, ehd film thickness depends upon the rheological properties of the fluid in the contact inlet. This mechanism is reasonably well understood for fluids that are Newtonian in behaviour. However, greases have complex bulk structures, the scale of which is larger than the dimensions of a contact inlet. The ehd performance of grease must therefore depend upon the response of grease structure to the high-shear inlet conditions. In this study, ehd film thickness has been measured for a range ol greases using optical interierometry. In parallel work, grease structural changes have been monitored directly in the inlet of ehd contacts using reflection-absorption infrared speciruswjpy. By using these two approaches in combination, changes in composition and loss of bulk grease structure have been observed and correlated with the ability of greases to form films under EHD conditions. © 1992 IOP Publishing Ltd.
  • Journal article
    BAILEY DM, SAYLES RS, 1991,

    , JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, Vol: 113, Pages: 729-738, ISSN: 0742-4787
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    • Citations: 70
  • Journal article
    HAMER JC, SAYLES RS, IOANNIDES E, 1991,

    , JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, Vol: 113, Pages: 805-810, ISSN: 0742-4787
  • Journal article
    Gunsel S, Wayte R, Spikes HA, 1991,

    , SAE Technical Papers, ISSN: 0148-7191

    This paper describes the development of a thin film rheometer able to measure the viscosity of lubricant films of the order of 200 μm thickness on flat, solid surfaces. The rheometer consists of a small cylinder mounted on a piezo bimorph which is divided electrically into two halves. When an AC voltage is applied to the one half of the piezo it causes the flat surface of the cylinder to oscillate in its own plane with an amplitude of a few microns. This motion produces an AC output from the other half of the piezo. The flat face of the cylinder is held parallel to an oily test surface and the latter is supported on a micrometer stage so that the gap between the two surfaces can be adjusted. As the gap is narrowed the oil film dampens the sinusoidal motion of the cylinder and the extent of this damping can be used to determine the viscosity of the oil film between the surfaces. Copyright © 1991 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
  • Journal article
    Johnston GJ, Wayte R, Spikes HA, 1991,

    , Tribology Transactions, Vol: 34, Pages: 187-194, ISSN: 1040-2004
  • Journal article
    Cann PM, Spikes HA, 1991,

    , Tribology Transactions, Vol: 34, Pages: 248-256, ISSN: 1040-2004
  • Journal article
    HAMER JC, SAYLES RS, IOANNIDES E, 1991,

    , JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, Vol: 113, Pages: 102-109, ISSN: 0742-4787
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    • Citations: 10
  • Journal article
    Olver A V, 1991,

    Testing transmission lubricants: the importance of thermal response

    , Proceedings Institution of Mechanical Engineers London Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol: 205G, Pages: 35-44, ISSN: 0954-4100
  • Journal article
    Wardle RWM, Coy RC, Cann PM, Spikes HAet al., 1990,

    , Lubrication Science, Vol: 3, Pages: 45-62, ISSN: 0954-0075

    Polymeric viscosity index (VI) improver solutions in oils suffer from both temporary and permanent viscosity losses in high shear hydrodynamic and elastohydrodynamic (EHD) contacts. In some cases in EHD contacts, these losses can be so severe that the additive makes negligible contribution to oil film thickness. This paper describes the use of a combination of optical interferometry and FTIR micro鈥恟eflectance spectroscopy to measure the effectiveness, and to observe directly the behaviour, of conventional VI improver solutions within rolling and sliding EHD contacts. The study shows the extent to which polymers enter EHD contacts and charts the degradation that they suffer therein. Copyright © 1990 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
  • Journal article
    Black CM, Clark RP, Darton K, Goff MR, Norman TD, Spikes HAet al., 1990,

    , Journal of Biomedical Engineering, Vol: 12, Pages: 281-286, ISSN: 0141-5425

    The value of infra-red thermography in a number of pathologies, notably rheumatology and vascular diseases, is becoming well established. However, the high cost of thermal scanners and the associated image processing computers has been a limitation to the widespread availability of this technique to the clinical community. This paper describes a relatively inexpensive thermographic system based on a pyroelectric vidicon scanner and a microcomputer. Sofware has been written with particular reference to the use of thermography in rheumatoid arthritis and vasospastic conditions such as Raynaud's phenomenon. © 1990.
  • Journal article
    Spikes HA, Cann PM, 1990,

    , Tribology Transactions, Vol: 33, Pages: 355-362, ISSN: 1040-2004
  • Journal article
    Spikes HA, 1990,

    , Tribology Transactions, Vol: 33, Pages: 140-148, ISSN: 1040-2004
  • Journal article
    KIMURA Y, OKADA K, 1989,

    , TRIBOLOGY TRANSACTIONS, Vol: 32, Pages: 524-532, ISSN: 0569-8197
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    • Citations: 63
  • Journal article
    Spikes HA, 1989,

    , Lubrication Science, Vol: 2, Pages: 3-23, ISSN: 0954-0075

    <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Combinations of additives are often found to exhibit antagonistic or synergistic effects compared to the performance of the individual additives. This paper reviews the state of knowledge concerning such effects. Direct interactions, where two additives combine at a molecular level, are distinguished from complementary or exclusary effects where the individual contributions of separate additives enhance or reduce overall performance but with no direct interaction. Additive interactions take place in solution and at surfaces, and both are discussed.</jats:p>
  • Journal article
    HAMER JC, SAYLES RS, IOANNIDES E, 1989,

    , TRIBOLOGY TRANSACTIONS, Vol: 32, Pages: 281-288, ISSN: 1040-2004
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    • Citations: 43
  • Journal article
    Cann PM, Spikes HA, 1989,

    , Tribology Transactions, Vol: 32, Pages: 414-422, ISSN: 1040-2004
  • Journal article
    Wan GTY, Spikes HA, 1988,

    , Tribology Transactions, Vol: 31, Pages: 12-21, ISSN: 1040-2004

    Tiny, dispersed, solid particles are often present in oils, either having been added deliberately as solid lubricants or having been formed during wear. It has been shown that such solids may be beneficial or deleterious, depending upon the nature of the particles and the operating conditions employed. This paper describes a study of the behavior of a range of solid particle suspensions in elastohydrodynamic (EHD) lubrication. The main aim of the work was to gain some insights into the reasons for the varying effects on performance of solid suspended particles in the EHD and mixed EHD-boundary regimes. © 1988 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
  • Journal article
    SAYLES RS, IOANNIDES E, 1988,

    , JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, Vol: 110, Pages: 26-31, ISSN: 0742-4787
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    • Citations: 25
  • Conference paper
    Cann PME, Johnston GJ, Spikes HA, 1987,

    FORMATION OF THICK FILMS BY PHOSPHORUS-BASED ANTI-WEAR ADDITIVES.

    , Pages: 543-554, ISSN: 0144-0799

    Phosphorus-containing esters are widely used as additives in lubricating oils to reduce wear of rubbing steel surfaces. Recent work has suggested that these additives function by forming a protective layer on the rubbing surfaces, of the order of the surface roughness in thickness. This layer can be a rigid polymeric solid but in some cases appears to be material weakly bonded to the metal surfaces and easily rubbed off. The enhanced viscosity of this material relative to that of bulk oil appears to ensure surface separation by elastohydrodynamic means even at high temperatures where the viscosity of the bulk oil is very low. This paper provides experimental support for the existence of thick anti-wear films for a range of phosphorous esters and discusses their structure, mechanism of formation and practical implications.
  • Journal article
    HUTCHINSON JM, SAYLES RS, 1987,

    THE APPLICATION OF ULTRASONIC STANDING WAVES TO PARTICLE FILTRATION

    , ULTRASONICS, Vol: 25, Pages: 351-351, ISSN: 0041-624X
  • Journal article
    BLACK CM, CLARK RP, DARTON K, GOFF MR, NORMAN TD, SPIKES HAet al., 1987,

    A PYROELECTRIC VIDICON THERMOGRAPHIC SYSTEM FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL USE

    , JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON, Vol: 384, Pages: P6-P6, ISSN: 0022-3751
  • Journal article
    Cann PM, Spikes HA, 1987,

    , Tribology Series, Vol: 12, Pages: 183-192, ISSN: 0167-8922

    Direct measurement of temperatures generated in concentrated contacts by infra-red (IR) radiometry can be used to explore the rheological properties of lubricants under elastohydrodynamic (EHD) conditions. This paper describes the influence of lubricant composition on thermal effects in EHD and attempts to relate rheological characteristics of the fluids to the temperature produced. The lubricants have been chosen to provide a range of rheological and chemical properties. They include synthetic hydrocarbons, polyglycols, perfluorethers, and a traction fluid. An emission technique similar to that employed by Winer and coworkers (1976) has been used to measure the surface temperature distribution within an EHD contact. Significant differences have been found between the surface temperature response of these fluids. The role of lubricant rheology in determining temperature with EHD contacts is discussed together with the implications of such measurement in the study of the traction response of lubricants.
  • Journal article
    Spikes HA, 1987,

    , Journal of Synthetic Lubrication, Vol: 4, Pages: 115-135, ISSN: 0265-6582

    Water鈥恈ontaining fluids are widely used in hydraulic applications where there is a significant risk of fire, as in underground mining and metal working applications. Although primarily intended as power transmitting media, hydraulic fluids need to possess a modicum of lubricating ability to limit wear, seizure and contact fatigue of pumps and other rubbing parts. Unfortunately water鈥恇ased hydraulic fluids generally show significantly poorer wear and rolling鈥恈ontact fatigue performance than mineral or synthetic oil鈥恇ased fluids of similar viscosity and this means that pumping equipment usually has to be derated when used with water鈥恇ased fluids. This paper examines the poor wear and fatigue performance of water鈥恇ased fluids and discusses, in some detail, the origins of this poor performance and the ways it can be mitigated. Copyright © 1987 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
  • Conference paper
    Spikes HA, 1986,

    HELICOPTER LUBRICATION.

    , Pages: 59-74

    Helicopter systems, and in particular helicopter transmissions, pose severe problems of lubrication and these are reflected in shorter overhaul periods and lower reliability than other, comparable systems in fixed wing aircraft. Many of these problems may be met by the introduction of new materials, such as ceramic engine bearings, flexible rotor parts, new gear steels and synthetic transmission oils. One stumbling block should, however be recognised. Helicopters, though important and irreplaceable for some applications, are not produced in large numbers and the cost of applying new technology can be prohibitive if a significant amount of development work needs to be done. Even the validation of a new material is enormously expensive, involving as it must, helicopter flying time. It is these costs, rather than the merits or availability of new materials and technologies that may be the main barrier to improvements in helicopter lubrication.
  • Journal article
    Spikes HA, Olver AV, Macpherson PB, 1986,

    , Wear, Vol: 112, Pages: 121-144, ISSN: 0043-1648
  • Journal article
    Spikes HA, 1986,

    , Journal of Synthetic Lubrication, Vol: 3, Pages: 181-208, ISSN: 0265-6582

    <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>For many years helicopter transmissions have shown low reliability relative to planned overhaul lives and to other comparable lubricated systems. Reasons for this include the extremely wide range of conditions encountered by the lubricant in helicopter transmissions and also the requirement that, in many cases, the oil be common to both transmission and gas turbine engines.</jats:p><jats:p>Recently acquired understanding of lubrication mechanisms shows that potential exists both for improved performance and for the ability to cater for higher temperatures by the development of new helicopter transmission oils based on synthetic lubricants.</jats:p><jats:p>This paper discusses the particular lubricating problems associated with helicopter transmission lubrication and describes test methods and formulation approaches to improving such lubricants.</jats:p>
  • Journal article
    Danping W, Spikes HA, 1986,

    , Wear, Vol: 111, Pages: 217-235, ISSN: 0043-1648
  • Journal article
    WEBSTER MN, SAYLES RS, 1986,

    , JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, Vol: 108, Pages: 314-320, ISSN: 0742-4787
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    • Citations: 201
  • Journal article
    WEBSTER MN, WEST MA, SAYLES RS, 1986,

    , WEAR, Vol: 109, Pages: 385-399, ISSN: 0043-1648
  • Journal article
    Olver AV, Spikes HA, Bower AF, Johnson KLet al., 1986,

    , Wear, Vol: 107, Pages: 151-174, ISSN: 0043-1648
  • Journal article
    Lacey IN, Kelsall GH, Spikes HA, Macpherson PBet al., 1986,

    , A S L E Transactions, Vol: 29, Pages: 299-305, ISSN: 0569-8197
  • Journal article
    Lacey IN, Kelsall GH, Spikes HA, Macpherson PBet al., 1986,

    , A S L E Transactions, Vol: 29, Pages: 306-311, ISSN: 0569-8197
  • Conference paper
    Olver AV, Spikes HA, MacPherson PB, 1985,

    WEAR IN ROLLING CONTACTS.

    , Pages: 254-272, ISSN: 0192-4990

    Unexpectedly high, uniform rates of wear occur from time to time in concentrated, lubricated, rolling contacts having low slide-roll ratios. Such wear can occur under quite mild conditions and this poses a significant practical problem, especially in gears. This phenomenon of high wear rate at low slide-roll ratio has been reproduced consistently and studied in the laboratory using a disc machine. The outcome of this study is reported. It is shown that the wear is caused by plastic deformation, fatigue cracking, ductile extrusion and fracture on a scale associated with asperity contact.
  • Journal article
    Spikes HA, Cann P, Caporiccio G, 1984,

    , Journal of Synthetic Lubrication, Vol: 1, Pages: 73-86, ISSN: 0265-6582
  • Conference paper
    Cann P, Spikes H, 1984,

    , Pages: 79-82

    It is often important in Tribology to be able to determine the thickness of lubricant on surfaces before and after rubbing. This paper describes a method of measuring oil film thickness in the range 20-1000nm using reflection infrared spectroscopy. Results for some practical applications are included and their implications are discussed.
  • Journal article
    Wan GTY, Kenny P, Spikes HA, 1984,

    , Tribology International, Vol: 17, Pages: 309-315, ISSN: 0301-679X

    The elastohydrodynamic (ehd) lubricating properties of commercial fire-resistant hydraulic fluids in rolling point contacts are described. Earlier work is reviewed and new work presented on water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions. It is shown that in general, elastohydrodynamic film thicknesses of water-in-oil emulsions are close to those of their base oils. For very fine particle size emulsions, however, thicker films are observed. Commercial oil-in-water emulsions in fully flooded conditions have not been found to give measurable elastohydrodynamic films. However, when the emulsions are destabilized, a localized pool of oil collects in the contact zone which enables ehd films to form, though these films do not survive very high rolling speeds. Polyglycol solutions give low ehd film thicknesses, approximately one third those of mineral oils of corresponding viscosity. This can be attributed to the low pressure-viscosity coefficient of these solutions. © 1984.
  • Journal article
    Wan GTY, Spikes HA, 1984,

    , ASLE Transactions, Vol: 27, Pages: 366-372, ISSN: 0569-8197

    Commercial aqueous polyglycol hydraulic fluids are found to give very low elastohydrodynamic film thicknesses. By studying mixtures of polyglycol, monoglycol, and water, it is shown that this is became the pressure-viscosity coefficients of polyglycol and monoglycol fall very sharply when they are mixed together or when water is added. Over the polyglycol, monoglycol, water mixture range, pressure-viscosity coefficient appears to be inversely related to free volume. Presented as an American Society of Lubrication Engineers paper at the ASLE/ASME Lubrication Conference in Hartford, Connecticut, October 18–20, 1983. © 1984 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
  • Journal article
    CANN P, CAMERON A, 1984,

    , TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, Vol: 17, Pages: 205-208, ISSN: 0301-679X
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    • Citations: 10
  • Journal article
    Cann P, Spikes HA, Cameron A, 1983,

    , A S L E Transactions, Vol: 26, Pages: 48-52, ISSN: 0569-8197
  • Journal article
    SAYLES RS, MOSS TR, DANIELS BK, 1983,

    , RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY, Vol: 6, Pages: 83-102, ISSN: 0951-8320
  • Journal article
    SAYLES RS, 1983,

    , RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY, Vol: 6, Pages: 103-124, ISSN: 0951-8320
  • Journal article
    HARRIES CJ, WEBSTER M, SAYLES RS, MACPHERSON PBet al., 1983,

    , RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY, Vol: 4, Pages: 169-180, ISSN: 0951-8320
  • Journal article
    Stinton HC, Spikes HA, Cameron A, 1982,

    , ASLE Transactions, Vol: 25, Pages: 355-360, ISSN: 0569-8197

    Surfactant solutions in hexadecane have been studied to assess their capabilities in forming friction polymer. Only alcohols form adherent films, resistant to simple washing, on rubbing surfaces. There is no evidence of polymer formation on rubbed surfaces, even with mixtures of diacids and diols. © 1982 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
  • Journal article
    Spikes HA, Hammond CJ, 1981,

    , A S L E Transactions, Vol: 24, Pages: 542-548, ISSN: 0569-8197
  • Journal article
    SAYLES RS, DESILVA GMS, LEATHER JA, ANDERSON JC, MACPHERSON PBet al., 1981,

    , TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, Vol: 14, Pages: 315-322, ISSN: 0301-679X
  • Journal article
    SAYLES RS, POON SY, 1981,

    , PRECISION ENGINEERING-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PRECISION ENGINEERING, Vol: 3, Pages: 137-144, ISSN: 0141-6359
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    • Citations: 28
  • Journal article
    HILEY RW, SPIKES HA, CAMERON A, 1981,

    POLYSULFIDES AS EXTREME-PRESSURE LUBRICANT ADDITIVES

    , LUBRICATION ENGINEERING, Vol: 37, Pages: 732-737, ISSN: 0024-7154
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    • Citations: 12
  • Journal article
    Newley RA, Spikes HA, Macpherson PB, 1980,

    , Journal of Lubrication Technology, Vol: 102, Pages: 539-544, ISSN: 0022-2305

    <jats:p>Lubricant antioxidant additives are known to reduce fretting wear. Wear tests have been carried out in association with chemical analyses of the test lubricant to elucidate the mechanism of oxidative wear. It is shown that the rate of wear is not directly related to the concentration in the lubricant of either acids or peroxides. It is proposed that the metal is oxidized by reacting with peroxy radicals which form as intermediates as the lubricant is oxidized. The reduction of wear in the presence of antioxidants is a result of the elimination of these radicals by the additive.</jats:p>
  • Journal article
    THOMAS TR, SAYLES RS, HASLOCK I, 1980,

    , JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, Vol: 102, Pages: 50-56, ISSN: 0148-0731

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