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Lubrication-limit scaling for a moving thin gap
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For gap scale
H
, length
L
, lower-wall tangential speed
U
, upper-wall normal speed
V
, and induced horizontal scale
W
=
∣
U
∣
+
V
L
/
H
, the lubrication limit requires
L
H
≪
1
,
∣
h
′
∣
≪
1
,
μL
ρ
W
H
2
≪
1.
(38)
The last condition includes both
ρ
∣
U
∣
H
2
/
(
μL
)
≪
1
and
ρ
V
H
/
μ
≪
1
.
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