On the Optimization of the Stiffness of Externally Pressurized Bearings

1962 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin T. S. Ling
Keyword(s):  
Optimum Condition ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Incompressible Fluid ◽  
Compressible Fluid ◽  
Theoretical Studies ◽  
Proper Selection ◽  
Supply Pressure ◽  
Bearing Stiffness ◽  
Selection Of

This paper presents theoretical studies of the method of optimization of the stiffness of externally pressurized bearings. When an externally pressurized bearing is designed to operate at any given film thickness, it is found that the maximum bearing stiffness can be obtained by proper selection of the value of the ratio of recess to supply pressure, Pr/Ps. While various values of Pr/Ps can be attained by either varying the restrictor constant for a given film thickness or varying the film thickness for a given restrictor constant, the important quantity to vary in determining the optimum condition is the restrictor constant rather than the film thickness. For an incompressible fluid, the Pr/Ps value for which the bearing stiffness is optimized depends only on the type of compensation used, while for a compressible fluid it is slightly affected by exhaust pressure.

Analytical and Experimental Study of Externally Pressurized Air Lubricated Journal Bearings

1962 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason R. Lemon
Keyword(s):  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Radial Clearance ◽  
Proper Selection ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Supply Pressure ◽  
Bearing Stiffness ◽  
Bearing Design ◽  
Gas Journal Bearing ◽  
Selection Of

A simplified analysis for calculating the characteristics, such as stiffness, flow, and load of an externally pressurized gas journal bearing, is obtained through a standard one-dimensional flow approach altered to take into account the effect of circumferential pressure variations. From this analysis, it is revealed that bearing stiffness has an optimum which, it is further shown, can be chosen through a proper selection of bearing design parameters, such as radial clearance, upstream resistor, and supply pressure. As the analysis is developed each assumption is experimentally verified. The final predictions of the analysis are also verified. It is felt that the analysis is sufficiently simple to allow comparison of many different bearing configurations, while sufficiently complete to compare very well against experimental measurements in all respects. A comparison is made between the recessed and nonrecessed bearing.

The Effect of the Method of Compensation on Hydrostatic Bearing Stiffness

1961 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley B. Malanoski ◽  
Alfred M. Loeb
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Rapid Determination ◽  
Control Valve ◽  
Flow Control Valve ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
Thrust Bearings ◽  
Hydrostatic Bearing ◽  
Supply Pressure ◽  
Bearing Stiffness

Capillary, orifice, and flow control valve compensation of hydrostatic thrust bearings is investigated theoretically with regard to the effect of these three methods of compensation on the stiffness of the lubricant film. Equations are derived which permit rapid determination of bearing stiffness at any given load and film thickness. When a hydrostatic bearing is made to operate at any given film thickness and load, it is found that at this load and film thickness no adjustment of the compensating element or supply pressure will alter the fact that ψvalve > ψorifice > ψcapillary where ψ equals the absolute value of stiffness. Furthermore, with fixed supply pressure and compensation, this stiffness relationship will remain the same for all practical values of load above and below the initial film thickness-load point.

A theoretical and experimental study on the stiffness of aerostatic thrust bearings with vacuum preloading

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Huang ◽  
Hailong Cui ◽  
Pinkuan Liu ◽  
Mengyang Li ◽  
Yueqing Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Vacuum Chamber ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Vacuum Pressure ◽  
Orifice Diameter ◽  
Absolute Pressure ◽  
Vacuum Preloading ◽  
Thrust Bearings ◽  
Supply Pressure ◽  
Bearing Stiffness

In this paper, the pressure distribution of aerostatic thrust bearings with vacuum pre-loading was investigated by solving the full Navier–Stokes equations based on the computational fluid dynamics method. The influences of the supply pressure, vacuum pressure, orifice diameter, and gas film thickness on the absolute pressure ratio were investigated. The finite difference method was used to study the effects of the vacuum chamber area, orifice diameter, orifice number, supply pressure, and vacuum pressure on the bearing stiffness. It is confirmed that the orifice diameter and film thickness had a great influence on the absolute pressure ratio, which increased with the reduction in the gas film thickness and the rise in the orifice diameter. The bearing stiffness can be improved by increasing the supply pressure, orifice number or vacuum chamber area or decreasing the orifice diameter or vacuum pressure, which provides useful guidance for the optimization design of aerostatic thrust bearings with vacuum preloading.

scholarly journals Introduction of active and passive control options for hydrostatic pressure chambers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-159
Author(s):  
Sándor Gergő Tóth ◽  
György Takács
Keyword(s):  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Passive Control ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Proper Selection ◽  
Pressure Sensitive ◽  
Control Options ◽  
Bearing Stiffness ◽  
Selection Of

One of the critical points in the design of hydrostatic bearings is the proper selection of the pressure control of the bearing recess, yet the design methods do not pay much attention to this. In addition to conventional solutions, the control of the pressure recesses can be accomplished by the use of volumetric and pressure-sensitive valves in the hydraulics to achieve greater bearing stiffness. A new way of regulating can also be the regulation of the recess with proportional valves.

Meriel Talbot and the Society for the Overseas Settlement of British Women, 1919–1937

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-52
Author(s):  
Bonnie White
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Service ◽  
Agricultural Workers ◽  
British Government ◽  
Early Failure ◽  
Proper Selection ◽  
Domestic Servants ◽  
Female Workers ◽  
Female Migrants ◽  
Post War ◽  
Selection Of

In 1917 the British government began making plans for post-war adjustments to the economy, which included the migration of surplus women to the dominions. The Society for the Overseas Settlement of British Women was established in 1920 to facilitate the migration of female workers to the dominions. Earlier studies have argued that overseas emigration efforts purposefully directed women into domestic service as surplus commodities, thus alleviating the female ‘surplus’ and easing economic hardships of the post-war period. This article argues that as Publicity Officer for the SOSBW, Meriel Talbot targeted women she believed would be ideal candidates for emigration, including former members of the Women's Land Army and affiliated groups. With the proper selection of female migrants, Talbot sought to expand work opportunities for women in the dominions beyond domestic service, while reducing the female surplus at home and servicing the connection between state and empire. Dominion authorities, whose demands for migrant labour vacillated between agricultural workers during the war years and domestic servants after 1920, disapproved of Talbot's efforts to migrate women for work in agriculture. Divergent policies led to the early failure of the SOSBW in 1923.

scholarly journals Design Concepts for NiTiNOL Wires to Function as a Sensor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Josephine Selvarani Ruth
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory Alloy ◽  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Nickel Titanium ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sensing Element ◽  
Proper Selection ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Mechanical Element ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Inverse Hysteresis

AbstractNickel Titanium Naval Ordinance Laboratory (NiTiNOL) is widely called as a shape memory alloy (SMA), a class of nonlinear smart material inherited with the functionally programmed property of varying electrical resistance during the transformation enabling to be positioned as a sensing element. The major challenge to instrument the SMA wires is to suppress the wires’ nonlinearity by proper selection of two important factors. The first factor is influenced by the mechanical biasing element and the other is to identify the sensing current for the sensing device (SMA wires + biasing). This paper focuses on developing SMA wires for sensing in different orientation types and configurations by removing the non-linearity in the system’s output by introducing inverse hysteresis to the wires through the passive mechanical element.

A Non-Normality Measure of the Condition Number for Monitoring and Control

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunsoo Huh ◽  
Jeffrey L. Stein
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Condition Number ◽  
Minimization Problem ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Proper Selection ◽  
Modal Structure ◽  
L2 Norm ◽  
And Control ◽  
Normality Measure ◽  
Selection Of

Because the behavior of the condition number can have highly steep and multi-modal structure, optimal control and monitoring problems based on the condition number cannot be easily solved. In this paper, a minimization problem is formulated for κ2(P), the condition number of an eigensystem (P) of a matrix in terms of the L2 norm. A new non-normality measure is shown to exist that guarantees small values for the condition number. In addition, this measure can be minimized by proper selection of controller and observer gains. Application to the design of well-conditioned controller and observer-based monitors is illustrated.

Influencing Factors on Dynamic Response of Hydrostatic Guideways

2011 ◽  
Vol 418-420 ◽  
pp. 2095-2101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Wei Wang ◽  
Wan Hua Zhao ◽  
Bing Heng Lu
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Settling Time ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Oil Viscosity ◽  
Supply Pressure ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Small Perturbation Method ◽  
Stiffness And Damping

Stiffness and damping of hydrostatic guideways are calculated by small perturbation method based on Reynolds equation in dynamic regime. The hydrostatic guideway is considered as a system which consists of the mass, the spring and the damper. The effects of some main parameters on stiffness, damping and damping ratio are analyzed which include the supply pressure, the film thickness, the pad dimension, the pressure ratio, the lubricating oil volume and the lubricating oil viscosity. The relationships between the settling time of the hydrostatic guideways and these parameters are investigated under a step load. It is shown that the slide block returns to equilibrium without overshooting under a step load, and the amplitude of the block vibration has not a maximum value under a cyclic load, due to the large damping effect( ξ>1). In addition, the settling time can be shorten with the increase of the supply pressure, the film thickness and the lubricating oil volume, and also with the decrease of the pressure ratio and the lubricating oil viscosity. The settling time get the shortest value when recess parameter( α) is 0.55.

scholarly journals Influence of the Chemical Composition on Electrical Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of the Hypoeutectic Al-Si-Mg Alloys

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 353-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Dybowski ◽  
J. Szymszal ◽  
Ł. Poloczek ◽  
A. Kiełbus
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Mg Alloys ◽  
High Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Transportation Industry ◽  
Proper Selection ◽  
Ti Addition ◽  
Selection Of

Due to low density and good mechanical properties, aluminium alloys are widely applied in transportation industry. Moreover, they are characterized by the specific physical properties, such as high electrical conductivity. This led to application of the hypoeutectic Al-Si-Mg alloys in the power generation industry. Proper selection of the alloys chemical composition is an important stage in achievement of the demanded properties. The following paper presents results of the research on the influence of alloys chemical composition on their properties. It has been revealed that Si and Ti addition decreases electrical conductivity of the Al-Si-Mg alloys, while Na addition increases it. The mechanical properties of the investigated alloys are decreased by both silicon and iron presence. Sodium addition increases ductility of the Al-Si-Mg alloys.

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