TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The purpose of this study is to propose a new method to solve transient elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) problem.Design/methodology/approach First, the steady-state EHL solution is modified so that the elastic deformation theory is combined with oil film stiffness distribution instead of steady-state Reynolds equation. Second, subsequent dynamic EHL procedure develops, recursively using transient distributed oil film stiffness and damping, where each time-marching solution is iteratively searched by ensuring both oil film force growth and elastic deformation update for each load increment.Findings This method increases calculation speed and provides both distributed EHL stiffness and damping for transient regimes.Originality/value This method is of interest for fast applications such as rolling bearings or gears. VL - 70 IS - 2 SN - 0036-8792 DO - 10.1108/ILT-10-2017-0280 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-10-2017-0280 AU - Zhu Shaocheng AU - Zhang Weihua AU - Nelias Daniel PY - 2018 Y1 - 2018/01/01 TI - Alternative calculation on transient elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication T2 - Industrial Lubrication and Tribology PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 423 EP - 431 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -