AU2001284170A1 - Method and apparatus for determining thickness of a lubricant film - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for determining thickness of a lubricant film

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AU2001284170A1
AU2001284170A1 AU2001284170A AU8417001A AU2001284170A1 AU 2001284170 A1 AU2001284170 A1 AU 2001284170A1 AU 2001284170 A AU2001284170 A AU 2001284170A AU 8417001 A AU8417001 A AU 8417001A AU 2001284170 A1 AU2001284170 A1 AU 2001284170A1
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lubricant film
determining thickness
determining
thickness
lubricant
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Cornelius Joseph Donohoe
Bruce Walton Drinkwater
Robert Sean DWYER-JOYCE
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University of Sheffield
University of Bristol
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16N—LUBRICATING
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PCT/GB2001/003800 WO2002018872A1 (en) 2000-08-29 2001-08-24 Method and apparatus for determining thickness of a lubricant film

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