Butt, H, Nissim, L, Gao, L et al. (3 more authors) (2021) Transient mixed lubrication model of the human knee implant. Biosurface and Biotribology, 7 (4). pp. 206-218. ISSN 2405-4518
Abstract
The human knee implant is computationally modelled in the mixed lubrication regime to investigate the tribological performance of the implant. This model includes the complex geometry of the implant components, unlike elliptical contact models that approximate this geometry. Film thickness and pressure results are presented for an ISO gait cycle to determine the lubrication regime present within the implant during its operation. It was found that it was possible for the lubrication regime to span between elastohydrodynamic, mixed and boundary lubrication depending on the operating conditions of the implant. It was observed that the tribological conditions present in one condyle were not necessarily representative of the other. Multiple points of contact were found within the same condyle, which cannot be computed by the elliptical contact solvers. This model can be used to balance forces in all directions, instead of only the normal loads, as often done in elliptical contact models. This work is an initial step towards understanding the role of the complex geometry in the tribological characteristics of the human knee implant when operating in physiological conditions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. Biosurface and Biotribology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Southwest Jiaotong University. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | complex geometry; knee implant; mixed lubrication modelling; surface roughness; transient |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Thermofluids, Surfaces & Interfaces (iETSI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Aug 2021 09:37 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:45 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley Open Access |
Identification Number: | 10.1049/bsb2.12020 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:177447 |