Three-dimensional effects in dynamically loaded journal bearings

✍ Scribed by X.K. Li; D.Rh. Gwynllyw; A.R. Davies; T.N. Phillips

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 293 KB
• Volume: 29
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0271-2091
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0363(19990215)29:3<311::aid-fld787>3.0.co;2-a

✦ Synopsis

The effects of non-Newtonian lubricants on the dynamics of a 3D journal bearing are investigated using a moving spectral element method. Comparisons are made with the findings reported for the 2D case. The variation of L/D, the ratio of the length of the bearing to its diameter, is shown to have a significant effect on the stability properties of the journal.