CONTROL OF FRICTION COEFFICIENT BY APPLYING ELECTRIC-FIELDS ACROSS LIQUID-CRYSTAL BOUNDARY FILMS

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作者
KIMURA, Y [1 ]
NAKANO, K [1 ]
KATO, T [1 ]
MORISHITA, S [1 ]
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[1] YOKOHAMA NATL UNIV,DEPT NAVAL ARCHITECTURE & OCEAN ENGN,HODOGAYA KU,YOKOHAMA 204,JAPAN
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10.1016/0043-1648(94)90177-5
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TH [机械、仪表工业];
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0802 ;
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Experiments are described in which friction coefficients under boundary lubrication regime are measured with a nematic liquid crystal as the lubricant. Using steel-to-steel contacts, with one of the mating surfaces coated with a thin insulating film, electric fields are applied across the liquid crystal film. A substantial decrease in the friction coefficient is observed with both d.c. and low-frequency a.c. voltages, suggesting the possibility of controlling friction by external fields.
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