EHD Analysis With Distributed Structural Inertia

1999 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 462-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. G. Olson ◽  
J. F. Booker

An elastohydrodynamic lubrication model is presented for the coupled problem of a hydrodynamic lubricating fluid in an elastic structure that includes distributed structural inertia. The problem is formulated and the governing equations solved with the finite element method for an illustrative journal bearing subject to dynamic loading. Inertia effects are demonstrated through comparisons with an existing quasi-static model. While it is true that structural inertia can be neglected without significant loss of accuracy for many journal bearing applications, the new model presented does capture effects of distributed structural inertia where such effects are important and exhibits improvements over existing methods with respect to numerical stability.

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. P. Oh ◽  
P. K. Goenka

The Newton-Raphson algorithm was used in conjunction with Murty’s algorithm and the finite-element method to analyze the elastohydrodynamic lubrication of a journal bearing under dynamic loading. Cavitation boundary conditions were used. A realistic compliance matrix and load schedule were used in the illustrative example. Solutions for the film pressure, the film thickness and its rate of change with time were obtained as functions of the crank angle.


1983 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Turns

An analysis of the laminar squeezing flow of an incompressible Newtonian fluid between parallel plane annuli is presented in which a successive approximation technique is used to account for fluid inertia effects. An expression for the force generated by the fluid is developed and coupled to the equation of motion for the annular plate. Results are presented from the numerical integration of the governing equations for the plate motion.


2011 ◽  
Vol 399-401 ◽  
pp. 2222-2225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Qi ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Zhi Rong Mei ◽  
Yue Xiu Wu

A mathematical models for the coupled problem is established by considering heat and mass transfer and phase change for rock mass at low temperature, according to the theory of heat and mass transfer for porous media. It is considered of the influences of fluid transfer on the heat conduction and the temperature gradient on the seepage. By adopting the finite element method, the numerical simulation is done to study the range of frost-thaw of surrounding rock and the effects of insulation material in cold regions, which analysis the influence of tunnel depth and surrounding rock class on the range of frost-thaw, the change law of the frost-thaw area of different insulation material and the relationship between the frost-thaw area and the thickness of insulation material.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chongpei Liu ◽  
Bin Zhao ◽  
Wanyou Li ◽  
Xiqun Lu

The bushing profiles have important effects on the performance of journal bearing. In this article, the effects of plain profile, double conical profile, and double parabolic profile on the elastohydrodynamic lubrication of the journal bearing under steady operating conditions are investigated. The journal misalignment and asperity contact between journal and bushing surface are considered, while the modification of the bushing profiles due to running-in is neglected. Finite element method is used for the elastic deformation of bushing surface, while the numerical solution is established by using finite difference method and overrelaxation iterative method. The numerical results reveal that the double parabolic profile with appropriate size can significantly increase the minimum film thickness and reduce the asperity contact pressure and friction, while the maximum film pressure, load-carrying capacity, and leakage flow rate change slightly under steady operating conditions. This study may help to reduce the edge wear and prolong the service life of the journal bearing.


Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar I. Alsabery ◽  
Ishak Hashim ◽  
Ahmad Hajjar ◽  
Mohammad Ghalambaz ◽  
Sohail Nadeem ◽  
...  

The present investigation addressed the entropy generation, fluid flow, and heat transfer regarding Cu-Al 2 O 3 -water hybrid nanofluids into a complex shape enclosure containing a hot-half partition were addressed. The sidewalls of the enclosure are made of wavy walls including cold isothermal temperature while the upper and lower surfaces remain insulated. The governing equations toward conservation of mass, momentum, and energy were introduced into the form of partial differential equations. The second law of thermodynamic was written for the friction and thermal entropy productions as a function of velocity and temperatures. The governing equations occurred molded into a non-dimensional pattern and explained through the finite element method. Outcomes were investigated for Cu-water, Al 2 O 3 -water, and Cu-Al 2 O 3 -water nanofluids to address the effect of using composite nanoparticles toward the flow and temperature patterns and entropy generation. Findings show that using hybrid nanofluid improves the Nusselt number compared to simple nanofluids. In the case of low Rayleigh numbers, such enhancement is more evident. Changing the geometrical aspects of the cavity induces different effects toward the entropy generation and Bejan number. Generally, the global entropy generation for Cu-Al 2 O 3 -water hybrid nanofluid takes places between the entropy generation values regarding Cu-water and Al 2 O 3 -water nanofluids.


Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sorin Vlase ◽  
Adrian Eracle Nicolescu ◽  
Marin Marin

In classical mechanics, determining the governing equations of motion using finite element analysis (FEA) of an elastic multibody system (MBS) leads to a system of second order differential equations. To integrate this, it must be transformed into a system of first-order equations. However, this can also be achieved directly and naturally if Hamilton’s equations are used. The paper presents this useful alternative formalism used in conjunction with the finite element method for MBSs. The motion equations in the very general case of a three-dimensional motion of an elastic solid are obtained. To illustrate the method, two examples are presented. A comparison between the integration times in the two cases presents another possible advantage of applying this method.


1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric K. C. Leung

This paper examines the stress concentration, the yielding process, and the growth of the elastic-plastic boundary as a function of applied torque in tubular specimens with a short thin-walled section. Although the analysis is entirely quasi-static, it can, under the proper circumstances, be applied to the deformation of short specimens as generally used for dynamic testing in the torsional Kolsky bar. In the analysis, the governing equations for both elastic and elastic-plastic analyses are presented, the latter taking into account work hardening. Numerical solutions of these equations employ the finite-element method. The elastic stress distribution in the specimen and the elastic-plastic enclaves are presented for various loading stages.


2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Koleková ◽  
M. Petronijević ◽  
G. Schmid

Special dynamic soilstructure analysis procedures demonstrated for two tower-like structuresMany problems in Earthquake Engineering require the modeling of the structure as a dynamic system including the sub-grade. A structural engineer is usually familiar with the Finite Element Method but has a problem modeling the sub-grade when its infinite extension and wave propagation are the essential features. If the dynamic equation of a soil-structure system is written in a frequency domain and the variables of the system are total displacements, then the governing equations are given as in statics. The dynamic stiffness matrix of the system is obtained as the sum of the stiffnesses of the structure and sub-grade sub-structures. To illustrate the influence of the sub-grade on the dynamic behavior of the structure, the frequency response of two tower-like structures excited by a seismic harmonic wave field is shown. The sub-grade is modeled as an elastic homogeneous half-space. The structure is modeled as a finite beam element with lumped masses


1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 847-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. P. Evans ◽  
R. W. Snidle

The paper describes an elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) model for collapse of the film in a contact of finite width between surfaces which have roughness aligned transverse to that of lubricant entrainment. The failure mechanism proposed is that of sideways leakage of the lubricant in the gaps that are present between the surfaces due to the valley features of the surface roughness. Under typical high temperature conditions with surfaces finished by conventional grinding, it is shown that the gap between the surfaces when lubricated is almost identical to that between the same dry surfaces in contact with the addition of a small land clearance equivalent to the nominal EHL film thickness. Analysis of idealized valley geometries leads to criteria for complete cavitation or significant loss of pressure between asperity contacts, but application of these criteria to a real contact suggests that scuffing occurs under conditions which are less severe than predicted by either of these simple failure models. Detailed analysis of leakage from the valley features in the transverse direction at the edges of a real elliptical contact shows that this can explain the complete loss of the film in a real contact, and this suggests a physical mechanism of scuffing.


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