Maximum and Average Flash Temperatures in Sliding Contacts

The surface temperature rise for a semi-infinite body due to different moving heat sources is analyzed for the entire range of Peclet number using a Green’s function method. Analytical and approximate solutions of maximum and average surface temperatures are obtained for the cases of square uniform, circular uniform, and parabolic heat sources. Considering the heat partition between the two contacting bodies, solutions of interface flash temperature are presented for the general sliding contact case as well as for the case of sliding contact between two moving asperities.