scholarly journals Closure to “Discussion of ‘Experimental Versus Theoretical Characteristics of a High-Speed Hybrid (Combination Hydrostatic and Hydrodynamic) Bearing’” (1993, ASME J. Tribol., 115, p. 168)

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-169
Author(s):  
K. Alan Kurtin ◽  
D. Childs ◽  
Luis San Andres ◽  
K. Hale
1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Alan Kurtin ◽  
D. Childs ◽  
Luis San Andres ◽  
K. Hale

The high-speed test facility designed and installed at Texas A&M to study water lubricated journal bearings has been successfully used to test statically an orifice compensated five-recess-hybrid (combination hydrostatic and hydrodynamic) bearing for two radial clearance configurations. Measurements of relative-bearing position, torque, recess pressure, flow rate, and temperature were made at speeds from 10,000 to 25,000 rpm and supply pressures of 6.89 MPa (1,000 psi), 5.52 MPa (800 psi), and 4.14 MPa (600 psi). For speeds of 10,000 and 17,500 rpm, the bearing load capacity was also investigated. A pitching instability of the bearing limited the number of test cases. A 2-dimensional, bulk-flow, Navier-Stokes numerical analysis program was used for all theoretical performance predictions. Orifice discharge coefficients used in the program were calculated from measured flow and pressure data. Reynolds numbers for flow within the bearing lands due to shaft rotation and recess pressurization ranged from 6700 to 16,500. Predictions sensitivity to ±10 percent changes in the input parameters was investigated. Results showed that performance prediction sensitivities are high for changes in discharge coefficients and negligible for changes in relative roughness. The numerical predictions of relative bearing position, recess pressure, flowrate, and torque are very accurate, provided the selected orifice discharge coefficients are correct.


1968 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 818-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. F. Murray ◽  
M. B. Peterson

This paper is concerned with the sliding contact problems encountered in tilting pad gas bearings operating at temperatures up to 1400 deg F. Both the pivots and the bearing surfaces are considered. Short time experimental evaluations of pivot damage are summarized. The results of start-stop and high-speed rub tests on a single tilting pad hydrodynamic bearing are also described. Based on the results obtained to date, damage-resistant coatings are available for use on the bearing surfaces at high temperature. There are also suitable pivot materials, but the pivot must be properly designed to minimize slip in the contact area.


Author(s):  
Yo Arakawa ◽  
Shinichi Ikeda ◽  
Tomoko Hirayama ◽  
Takashi Matsuoka ◽  
Noriaki Hishida

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 609-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Tanaka ◽  
H. Muraki

This paper reports on the performance of air-lubricated bearing spindles for high-speed laser scanners using newly developed bearings. Experimental results confirmed that these spindles have adequate performance including floating stability, endurance, vibration-resistance at high-speeds, and start-stop endurance for laser scanners. These spindles are already mass-produced and used in laser printers and digital color copiers, so their high performance and endurance are proven.


Author(s):  
Phuoc Vinh Dang ◽  
Steven Chatterton ◽  
Paolo Pennacchi ◽  
Andrea Vania ◽  
Filippo Cangioli

Journal bearings have been widely used in high-speed rotating machinery. The dynamic coefficients of oil-film force affect the machine unbalance response and machine stability. The oil-film force of hydrodynamic bearing is often characterized by a set of linear stiffness and damping coefficients. However the linear oil-film coefficients with respect to an equilibrium position of the journal are inaccurate when the bearing system vibrates with large amplitudes due to a dynamic load. The study on nonlinear oil-film forces is still rare and most papers are confined to theoretical analyses. The purpose of this paper is to derive some new non-linear force models (28-co., 24-co. and 36-co. models) to identify these dynamic coefficients based on experimental data. The fundamental test model is obtained from a Taylor series expansion of bearing reaction force. Tests were performed with a nominal diameter of 100mm and a length–to–diameter ratio of 0.7 using a suitable test rig in which it is possible to apply the static load in any direction. The results show that these three models are feasible to identify the oil-film forces in which the second-order oil-film coefficients received from the 24-co. model are more stable compared to those of other two nonlinear models.


2012 ◽  
Vol 590 ◽  
pp. 385-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Huang ◽  
Shang Zhang ◽  
Yi Lin Liu ◽  
Bi Peng ◽  
Guo Jun Zhang

Conditions for changing acceleration and force spindle when the high-speed high-precision camshaft grinding with the action of follow grinding and the constant linear speed grinding,a step-pocket cavity hydrostatic -hydrodynamic bearings is designed to meet this precision camshaft grinding, and the relationship between eccentricity and bearing stiffness, load are analyzed by the method of finite-element analysis with fluid finite element analysis software.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-534
Author(s):  
A. Ganesha ◽  
Pai Raghuvir ◽  
S.M. Abdul Khader

Instability problem of a hydrodynamic plain journal bearing at higher speeds is conventionally resolved by using the non-circular bearings. High speed precision rotating shafts demands accurate positioning of the journal centres. A multi-pad adjustable bearing is a non-circular bearing, provides a fine-tuning option of the journal centre by continuously changing the bearing profile. In the present study, the bearing has a configuration of four bearing pads that are adjustable both in the radial and tilt directions. The fluid film thickness profile is conventionally obtained using the trigonometric relations, which has computational limitations, especially in multi-pad adjustable bearings. In this investigation, the film thickness profile of a multi-pad adjustable bearing is mathematically formulated using the transformation technique. The results obtained are compared with those available in the literature for a similar bearing. The observation shows that transformation technique eliminates the projection approximation error present in the conventional technique.


2009 ◽  
Vol 2009.84 (0) ◽  
pp. _9-8_
Author(s):  
Shinichi IKEDA ◽  
Yo Arakawa ◽  
Tomoko HIRAYAMA ◽  
Takashi MATSUOKA ◽  
Noriaki HISHIDA ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ricci ◽  
M. Troncossi ◽  
A. Rivola

The development of a multibody model of a motorbike L-twin engine cranktrain is presented in this work. The need for an accurate evaluation of the loads acting on the main engine components at high rotational speed makes it necessary to take element flexibility into account in order to capture elastodynamic effects, which might have a major impact on the dynamics of the system. Starting from finite element descriptions of both the crankshaft and the connecting rod, the classical Craig–Bampton (CB) technique is employed to obtain reduced models, which are suitable for the subsequent multibody analysis. A particular component mode selection procedure is implemented based on the concept of effective interface mass, allowing an assessment of the accuracy of the reduced model prior to the nonlinear simulation phase. Bearing dynamics also plays an important role in such a high-speed engine application: angular contact ball bearings are modeled according to a 5DOF nonlinear scheme in order to grasp the main bearings behavior while an impedance-based hydrodynamic bearing model is implemented providing an enhanced operation prediction at big end locations. The assembled cranktrain model is simulated using a commercial multibody software platform. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of the procedure implemented for the flexible component model reduction. The advantages of this technique over the traditional mode truncation approach are discussed.


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