scholarly journals Discussion: “Thermohydrodynamic Design Charts for Tilting-Pad Journal Bearings” (Fellon, M., and Khonsari, M., 1996, ASME J. Tribol., 118, pp. 232–238)

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 228-229
Author(s):  
D. T. Gethin
Keyword(s):  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Design Charts ◽  
Tilting Pad ◽  
Tilting Pad Journal Bearings

Thermohydrodynamic Design Charts for Tilting-Pad Journal Bearings

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 232-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fillon ◽  
M. Khonsari
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Temperature Rise ◽  
Effective Temperature ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
Design Chart ◽  
Design Charts ◽  
Tilting Pad ◽  
Tilting Pad Journal Bearings

Design charts are presented which allow one to predict the maximum temperature and a realistic effective temperature of five-shoe tilting-pad bearings. The charts utilize two dimensionless parameters which characterize the temperature rise in the film based on the ISOADI boundary conditions. A number of examples are presented to illustrate the utility of the design chart where the results are compared to both experimental measurements and full THD simulations.

A new dynamic mesh algorithm for studying the 3D transient flow field of tilting pad journal bearings

2016 ◽  
Vol 230 (12) ◽  
pp. 1470-1482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengxuan Li ◽  
Chaohua Gu ◽  
Xiaohong Pan ◽  
Shuiying Zheng ◽  
Qiang Li
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Equilibrium Position ◽  
Transient Flow ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Dynamic Mesh ◽  
Static Equilibrium ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Tilting Pad ◽  
Grid Nodes ◽  
Tilting Pad Journal Bearings

A new dynamic mesh algorithm is developed in this paper to realize the three-dimensional (3D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method for studying the small clearance transient flow field of tilting pad journal bearings (TPJBs). It is based on a structured grid, ensuring that the total number and the topology relationship of the grid nodes remain unchanged during the dynamic mesh updating process. The displacements of the grid nodes can be precisely recalculated at every time step. The updated mesh maintains high quality and is suitable for transient calculation of large journal displacement in FLUENT. The calculation results, such as the static equilibrium position and the dynamic characteristic coefficients, are consistent with the two-dimensional (2D) solution of the Reynolds equation. Furthermore, in the process of transient analysis, under conditions in which the journal is away from the static equilibrium position, evident differences appear between linearized and transient oil film forces, indicating that the nonlinear transient calculation is more suitable for studying the rotor-bearing system.

scholarly journals Characterization of High-Power Turbomachinery Tilting Pad Journal Bearings: First Results Obtained on a Novel Test Bench

Lubricants ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Ciulli ◽  
Paola Forte ◽  
Mirko Libraschi ◽  
Lorenzo Naldi ◽  
Matteo Nuti
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Tilting Pad ◽  
First Results ◽  
Tilting Pad Journal Bearings

Numerical and experimental study on the dynamic bearing properties of a four-pad and eight-pad tilting pad journal bearings in a vertical rotor

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Gudeta Berhanu Benti ◽  
David Jose Rondon ◽  
Rolf Gustavsson ◽  
Jan-Olov Aidanpää
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Rigid Rotor ◽  
Navier Stokes Equation ◽  
Vertical Rotor ◽  
Tilting Pad ◽  
Fifth Order ◽  
Tilting Pad Journal Bearings

Abstract In this paper, the dynamics of tilting pad journal bearings with four and eight pads are studied and compared experimentally and numerically. The experiments are performed on a rigid vertical rotor supported by two identical bearings. Two sets of experiments are carried out under similar test setup. One set is performed on a rigid rotor with two four-pad bearings, while the other is on a rigid rotor with two eight-pad bearings. The dynamic properties of the two bearing types are compared with each other by studying the unbalance response of the system at different rotor speeds. Numerically, the test rig is modeled as a rigid rotor and the bearing coefficients are calculated based on Navier-Stokes equation. A nonlinear bearing model is developed and used in the steady state response simulation. The measured and simulated displacement and force orbits show similar patterns for both bearing types. Compared to the measurement, the simulated mean value and range (peak-to-peak amplitude) of the bearing force deviate with a maximum of 16 % and 38 %, respectively. It is concluded that, unlike the eight-pad TPJB, the four-pad TPJB excite the system at the third and fifth-order frequencies, which are due to the number of pads, and the amplitudes of these frequencies increase with the rotor speed.

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