Focusing on fluid film, hydrodynamic and elastohydrodynamic lubrication, this work studies the principles of fluid film lubrication for the design of bearings, gears and rolling operations, and for the prevention of friction in engineering designs. It explains theories, procedures and equations for improved solutions to machining challenges.

1 Introduction, 2 Bearing Classification and Selection, 3 Surface Topography, 4 Lubricant Properties, 5 Bearing Materials, 6 Viscous Flow, 7 Reynolds Equation, 8 Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearings - Analytical Solutions, 9 Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearings - Numerical Solutions, 10 Hydrodynamic Journal Bearings - Analytical Solutions, 11 Hydrodynamic Journal Bearings - Numerical Solutions, 12 Hydrodynamic Squeeze Film Bearings, 13 Hydrostatic Lubrication, 14 Gas-Lubricated Thrust Bearings, 15 Gas-Lubricated Journal Bearings, 16 Hydrodynamic Lubrication of Nonconformal Surfaces, 17 Simplified Solutions for Stresses and Deformations, 18 Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication of Rectangular Conjunctions, 19 Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication of Elliptical Conjunctions, 20 Film Thicknesses for Different Regimes of Fluid Film Lubrication, 21 Rolling Element Bearings, 22 Additional Lubrication Applications, 23 Thermohydrodynamic and Thermoelastohydrodynamic Lubrication, A Calculation of Elastic Deformations, B Corrections to Be Applied to Weighting Factors Due to X, C Calculation of Jacobian Factors, D Definition of Weighting Factors