Multiscale Friction Simulation of Dry Polymer Contacts: Reaching Experimental Length Scales by Coupling Molecular Dynamics and Contact Mechanics
Daniele Savio, Jannik Hamann, Pedro Romero, Christoph Klingshirn, Ravindrakumar Bactavatchalou, Martin Dienwiebel, Michael Moseler
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePeekMolecular dynamicsTribometerComposite materialContact mechanicsPolymerNanotribologyNanoscopic scaleAmorphous solidShearing (physics)Coupling (piping)TribologyMechanicsNanotechnologyThermodynamicsFinite element methodComputational chemistryCrystallographyPhysicsChemistryForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsTribology and Wear Analysis