Operating Characteristics of Porous Floating – Ring Journal Bearings Operating With An Improved Boundary Conditions

Lekaa,; Hameed,; Hussan, M.; Alaa,; A. Abass, Basim

	Operating Characteristics of Porous Floating – Ring Journal Bearings Operating With An Improved Boundary Conditions
Journal of Engineering
Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1296-1311
Authors
; ; M. Hussan; ; Basim A. Abass
Abstract
The static characteristics of porous floating ring journal bearing under hydrodynamic lubrication condition when operating with an improved boundary conditions are theoretically analyzed. An isothermal finite bearing theory was adopted during this analysis. The effect of different parameters, namely, permeability, geometrical dimensions of the ring and the bearing are considered. It was assumed that oil is supplied through the outside diameter of the bearing under low supply pressure. The angular extent of the oil – film formed in journal – ring and ring – bearing oil films was obtained by applying the integral momentum equation at the leading edge of the oil – film to define the beginning of the oil extent. While, the continuity of flow across the trailing edge was used to define the end of the oil extent. Numerical results show that the bearing performance affected by different parameters namely, permeability, eccentricity ratios of inner and outer oil – film, the clearance ratios, and the radii ratios.
Keywords
hydrodynamic lubrication; floating ring; porous oil bearings; improved boundary conditions; slip velocity effect

Statistics Article View: 168 PDF Download: 13