Squeeze-Film Behavior in Porous Circular Disks

1974 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. K. Murti

The squeeze film behavior between two circular disks is analyzed when one disk has a porous facing and approaches the other disk with uniform velocity. The modified Reynolds equation governs the pressure in the film region while the pressure in the porous facing satisfies the Laplace equation. These equations are solved in a closed form and expressions are derived for pressure distribution, load capacity, and time of approach for the plates in terms of Fourier-Bessel series. It is found that an enhanced value for the permeability parameter diminishes the pressure over the entire disk and also evens out the pressure distribution; however, there is an adverse effect on the load capacity and time of approach. Unlike in the nonporous case, the entire fluid can be squeezed out in a finite time resulting in actual contact of the disks. The porous effects are shown to predominate at very low film thickness values.

Author(s):  
I. Radulescu ◽  
A.V. Radulescu ◽  
J. Javorova

The present paper proposes a new model for lubrication of the hip joint with hyaluronan solutions, considering the squeeze film process of non-Newtonian fluid between rigid spherical surfaces. The heological model that approximately describes the behaviour of the synovial fluid is the power law model. For the considered case, the pressure distribution, the load capacity, the film thickness and the friction coefficient have been determinated. The conclusions of the paper offer an explication to the development of the osteoarthritis and to the problems of the arthritic patients.


1972 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Wu

The squeeze film between two rectangular plates when one has a porous facing is studied theoretically. The problem is described by the modified Reynolds equation in the film region and the Laplace equation in the porous region. Results are presented for pressure distribution, load-carrying capacity, and film thickness as functions of time in series form. The effect of the porous facing on the squeeze film behavior is discussed and found to be important.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh B. Kudenatti ◽  
N. Murulidhara ◽  
H. P. Patil

The present theoretical study investigates the effects of surface roughness and couple-stress fluid between two rectangular plates, of which an upper rough plate has a roughness structure and the lower plate has a porous material in the presence of transverse magnetic field. The lubricant in the gap is taken to be a viscous, incompressible, and electrically conducting couple-stress fluid. This gap is separated by a film thickness H which is made up of nominal smooth part and rough part. The modified Reynolds equation in the film region is derived for one-dimensional longitudinal roughness structure and solved numerically using multigrid method. The numerical results for various physical parameters are discussed in terms of pressure distribution, load capacity, and squeeze film time of the bearing surfaces. Our results show that, the pressure distribution, load capacity and squeeze film time are predominant for larger values of Hartman number and roughness parameter, and for smaller values of couple-stress parameters when compared to their corresponding classical cases.


1973 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. C. Sinha ◽  
J. L. Gupta

A theoretical study is made of the squeeze film behavior between two rectangular plates, one with a porous facing, in the presence of a uniform transverse magnetic field. Results are presented for pressure distribution, load capacity, and film thickness as functions of time. It is shown that the application of a magnetic field improves the squeeze-film action.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-119
Author(s):  
J. R. Lin ◽  
L. M. Chu ◽  
H. L. Chiang ◽  
Y. K. Chiu

AbstractBased upon the Shliomis ferromagnetic fluid model and the Stokes microcontinuum theory incorporating with the Christensen stochastic model, a modified Reynolds equation of centrosymmetric squeeze films has been derived in this paper. The Reynolds equation includes the combined effects of non-Newtonian rheology, magnetic fluids with applied magnetic fields, rotational inertia forces, and surface roughness. To guide the use of the derived equation, the squeeze film of rotational rough-surface circular disks lubricated with non-Newtonian magnetic fluids is illustrated. According to the results obtained, the effects of rotation inertia decrease the load capacity and the squeeze film time of smooth circular disks. By the use of non-Newtonian magnetic fluids with applied magnetic fields, the rotational circular disks predict better squeeze film performances. When the influences of circumferential roughness patterns are considered, the non-Newtonian magnetic-fluid lubricated rotational rough disks with applied magnetic fields provide further higher values of the load capacity and the squeeze film time as compared to those of the smooth case.


Author(s):  
Jiajia Yan ◽  
Guanghui Zhang ◽  
Zhansheng Liu ◽  
Fan Yang

A modified Reynolds equation for bump type gas foil thrust bearing was established with consideration of the gas rarefaction coefficient. Under rarefied gas lubrication, the Knudsen number which was affected by the film thickness and pressure was introduced to the Reynolds equation. The coupled modified Reynolds and lubricating film thickness equations were solved using Newton-Raphson Iterative Method and Finite Difference Method. By calculating the load capacity for increasing rotor speeds, the lift-off speed under certain static load was obtained. Parametric studies for a series of structural parameters and assembled clearances were carried out for bearing optimization design. The results indicate that with gas rarefaction effect, the axial load capacity would be decreased, and the lift-off speed would be improved. The rarefied gas has a more remarkable impact under a lower rotating speed and a smaller foil compliance coefficient. When the assembled clearance of the thrust bearing rotor system lies in a small value, the lift-off speed increases dramatically as the assembled clearance decreases further. Therefore, the axial clearance should be controlled carefully in assembling the foil thrust bearing. It’s worth noting that the linear uniform bump foil stiffness model is not exact for large foil compliance ∼0.5, especially for lift-off speed analysis, due to ignoring the interaction between bumps and bending stiffness of the foil.


1978 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Tichy ◽  
Ward O. Winer

This investigation concerns a prediction of the behavior of viscoelastic fluids in a parallel circular squeeze film with a constant approach velocity, and a comparison to experimental results. The squeeze film geometry has direct application to unsteady hydrodynamic lubrication. The analysis predicts that load capacity of a viscoelastic fluid may be increased due to normal stress effects or decreased due to a delayed response of shear stress to a change in shear rate. Ten tested fluids include Newtonian control fluids, silicone fluids, high molecular weight polymers in petroleum oils, and extremely high molecular weight polymers in water and glycerin. The experimental squeezing is accomplished by the free fall of a cylindrical steel rod along its axis toward a stationary opposing surface. Film thickness, velocity of approach and load are measured. The velocity of approach is essentially constant in the range of film thickness considered. The water-glycerin-polymer solutions exhibited load capacity increases up to 33 percent, while the petroleum-polymer and silicone fluids showed decreases to 23 percent. It appears that viscoelastic effects cannot account for the reported improved bearing performance of polymer-additive lubricants.


2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 951-965
Author(s):  
A. Walicka ◽  
P. Jurczak

Abstract The influence of a wall porosity on the pressure distribution in a curvilinear squeeze film bearing lubricated with a lubricant being a viscoplastic fluid of a Herschel-Bulkley type is considered. After general considerations on the flow of the viscoplastic fluid (lubricant) in a bearing clearance and in a porous layer the modified Reynolds equation for the curvilinear squeeze film bearing with a Herschel-Bulkley lubricant is given. The solution of this equation is obtained by a method of successive approximation. As a result one obtains a formula expressing the pressure distribution. The example of squeeze films in a step bearing (modeled by two parallel disks) is discussed in detail.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abd Alsamieh

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the behavior of a single ridge passing through elastohydrodynamic lubrication of point contacts problem for different ridge shapes and sizes, including flat-top, triangular and cosine wave pattern to get an optimal ridge profile. Design/methodology/approach The time-dependent Reynolds’ equation is solved using Newton–Raphson technique. Several shapes of surface feature are simulated and the film thickness and pressure distribution are obtained at every time step by simultaneous solution of the Reynolds’ equation and film thickness equation, including elastic deformation. Film thickness and pressure distribution are chosen to be the criteria in the comparisons. Findings The geometrical characteristics of the ridge play an important role in the formation of lubricant film thickness profile and the pressure distribution through the contact zone. To minimize wear, friction and fatigue life, an optimal ridge profile should have smooth shape with small ridge size. Obtained results are compared with other published numerical results and show a good agreement. Originality/value The study evaluates the performance of different surface features of a single ridge with different shapes and sizes passing through elastohydrodynamic of point contact problem in relation to film thickness and pressure profile.


2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 333-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaw-Ren Lin ◽  
Chia-Chuan Kuo ◽  
Won-Hsion Liao ◽  
Ching-Been Yang

By applying the micropolar fluid model of Eringen (J. Math. Mech. 16, 1 (1966) and Int. J. Mech. Sci. 31, 605 (1993)), the squeeze film lubrication problems between conical plates are extended in the present paper. A non-Newtonian modified Reynolds equation is derived and applied to obtain the solution of squeeze film characteristics. Comparing with the traditional Newtonian case, the non-Newtonian effects of micropolar fluids are found to enhance the load capacity and lengthen the approaching time of conical plates. Some numerical results are also provided in tables for engineer applications


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