ABSTRACT
The aim of this chapter is to provide a reader with some additional ideas and reading sources which would augment the material presented in the preceding chapters. A proper analysis of lubricated contacts is extremely important for successful application and operation of machinery employing such contacts such as bearings, gears, etc. From a machinery designer point of view the most important factors derived from lubricated contacts are lubrication film thickness, friction forces, lubricant temperature, and stress fields created in lubricated materials. These factors are used to determine the load capacity of joints and their longevity. Therefore, the logical question would be: How to use the developed EHL framework in more complex situations and how to use the factors following from the EHL analysis to predict joint longevity? In what follows we will try to provide some guide lines which may help to answer some of these questions.
