scholarly journals An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Groove Location and Supply Pressure on the THD Performance of a Steadily Loaded Journal Bearing

1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Costa ◽  
M. Fillon ◽  
A. S. Miranda ◽  
J. C. P. Claro
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Applied Load ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Hydrodynamic Pressure ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Moderate Increase ◽  
Supply Pressure ◽  
Temperature Distributions ◽  
Load Line ◽  
Oil Flow

This paper aims to present the results of parametric experiments carried out in order to study the influence of groove location and supply pressure on the performance of a steadily loaded journal bearing with a single-axial groove. Hydrodynamic pressure and temperature distributions on the bush surface, shaft temperature, flow rate and bush torque were measured at variable supply pressure, using bushes with a single groove located at three different positions. A series of tests were carried out for variable applied load and rotational speed. The experimental evidence shows that some bearing characteristics are significantly sensitive to changes in groove location and supply pressure. One groove located at 30 degrees in relation to the load line, in the direction of shaft rotation, can conduct to reductions in maximum temperature, maximum hydrodynamic pressure and bush torque, with a moderate increase in oil flow rate. [S0742-4787(00)02801-0]

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Supply Temperature and Supply Pressure on the Performance of a Two-Axial Groove Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. P. Brito ◽  
A. S. Miranda ◽  
J. Bouyer ◽  
M. Fillon
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Hydrodynamic Pressure ◽  
Significant Rise ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Outlet Temperature ◽  
Oil Supply ◽  
Supply Pressure ◽  
Oil Flow

An experimental study of the influence of oil supply temperature and supply pressure on the performance of a 100mm plain journal bearing with two axial grooves located at ±90deg to the load line was carried out. The hydrodynamic pressure at the mid-plane of the bearing, temperature profiles at the oil-bush and oil-shaft interfaces, bush torque, oil flow rate, and the position of the shaft were measured for variable operating conditions. Shaft rotational speed ranged from 1000 to 4000rpm and two different values of applied load were tested (2 and 10kN). The supply temperature ranged from 35 to 50°C, whereas the oil supply pressure range was 70 to 210kPa. Bearing performance is strongly dependent on the supply conditions. It was found that the existence of the downstream groove significantly affects the temperature profile at the oil-bush interface except for the low load, low feeding pressure cases, where the cooling effect of the upstream groove is significant. Feeding temperature has a strong effect on the minimum film thickness. The increase in maximum temperature is significantly lower than the corresponding increase in supply temperature. Increases in supply pressure lead to a significant rise in oil flow rate but have little effect on the maximum temperature and power-loss, except in the case of the lightly loaded bearing. Shaft temperature was found to be close to the bearing maximum temperature for low applied loads, being significantly smaller than this value for high loads. The mean shaft temperature is only significantly higher than the outlet temperature at high shaft speeds.

Oil Flow in a Full Journal Bearing

1961 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-314
Author(s):  
Donald F. Hays
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Hydrodynamic Pressure ◽  
Leakage Rate ◽  
Positive Pressure ◽  
Pressure Gradients ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
Pressure Area ◽  
Side Flow

An analysis was made of the oil flows occurring in a full journal bearing with a continuous oil film. The flow rate into the bearing was determined at the section of greatest clearance and the rate of outflow was determined at the section of least clearance. The rate of side flow or leakage rate was determined by considering the flow across the boundary of the positive pressure area only and is the flow resulting from the hydrodynamic pressure gradients. It does not include the effects of any specific oil feed mechanism.

Static Characteristics of a Rectangular Hydrostatic Thrust Bearing With a Self-Controlled Restrictor Employing a Floating Disk

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Yoshimoto ◽  
Y. Anno ◽  
M. Fujimura
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Applied Load ◽  
Thrust Bearing ◽  
Static Characteristics ◽  
Hydrostatic Bearing ◽  
Supply Pressure ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Bearing Stiffness ◽  
New Type ◽  
Very High

This paper proposes a new type of a self-controlled restrictor which can achieve a very high bearing stiffness in hydrostatic bearings. This self-controlled restrictor employs a floating disk to control the mass flow rate of the oil entering the bearing clearance according to changes of the applied load. Furthermore, a hydrostatic bearing with this restrictor can theoretically achieve an infinite stiffness when the mass of a floating disk is assumed to be zero. The static characteristics of a rectangular hydrostatic thrust bearing with this self-controlled restrictor are theoretically and experimentally investigated. It was consequently shown that the proposed hydrostatic thrust bearing can achieve a very high stiffness (nearly infinite stiffness) in a very wide range of applied load independent of supply pressure.

An Experimental Analysis of Misalignment Effects on Hydrodynamic Plain Journal Bearing Performances

2001 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bouyer ◽  
M. Fillon
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Hydrodynamic Pressure ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Maximum Pressure ◽  
Minimum Film Thickness ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
Hydrodynamic Effects

The present study deals with the experimental determination of the performance of a 100 mm diameter plain journal bearing submitted to a misalignment torque. Hydrodynamic pressure and temperature fields in the mid-plane of the bearing, temperatures in two axial directions, oil flow rate, and minimum film thickness, were all measured for various operating conditions and misalignment torques. Tests were carried out for rotational speeds ranging from 1500 to 4000 rpm with a maximum static load of 9000 N and a misalignment torque varying from 0 to 70 N.m. The bearing performances were greatly affected by the misalignment. The maximum pressure in the mid-plane decreased by 20 percent for the largest misalignment torque while the minimum film thickness was reduced by 80 percent. The misalignment caused more significant changes in bearing performance when the rotational speed or load was low. The hydrodynamic effects were then relatively small and the bearing offered less resistance to the misalignment.

Stability of Jeffcott Rotor Operating in Tilting 3-Pad Journal Bearings with Turbulent Oil Film

2009 ◽  
Vol 147-149 ◽  
pp. 450-455
Author(s):  
Stanislaw Strzelecki ◽  
Sobhy M. Ghoneam
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Investigation ◽  
Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Temperature Distributions ◽  
Jeffcott Rotor ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Oil Film Pressure

This paper introduces the results of theoretical investigation on the dynamic characteristics of tilting 3-pad journal bearing that operates with turbulent oil film. The Reynolds, energy, viscosity and geometry equations determine the oil film pressure, temperature distributions, and oil film resultant force that are the grounds for the dynamic characteristics of bearing. These equations were solved simultaneously on the assumption of adiabatic laminar or adiabatic turbulent oil flow in the bearing gap. The stability and system damping of Jeffcott rotor operating in tilting 3-pad journal bearing was determined.

scholarly journals Effects of oil flow rate on temperature and dynamic properties of direct lubricated titlting pad journal bearing

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 (892) ◽  
pp. 20-00218-20-00218
Author(s):  
Makoto HEMMI ◽  
Naohiko TAKAHASHI ◽  
Tomoaki YAMASHITA
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Oil Flow

Identification of Dynamic Coefficients of a Five-Pad Tilting Pad Journal Bearing up to Highest Surface Speeds

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Zemella ◽  
Thomas Hagemann ◽  
Bastian Pfau ◽  
Hubert Schwarze
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Static Load ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Damping Coefficients ◽  
Dynamic Coefficients ◽  
Tilting Pad ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
Tilting Pad Journal Bearing ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Tilting-pad journal bearings are widely used in turbomachinery industry due to their positive dynamic properties at high rotor speeds. However, the exact description of this dynamic behavior is still part of current research. This paper presents measurement results for a five-pad tilting-pad journal bearing in load between pivot configuration. The bearing is characterized by a nominal diameter of 100 mm, a length of 90 mm, and a pivot offset of 0.6. Investigations include results for surface speeds between 25 and 120 m/s and specific bearing loads ranging from 0.0 to 3.0 MPa. Results of theoretical predictions are commonly derived from perturbation of stationary operation under static load. Therefore, experimental results for stationary operation including pad deflection under static load are presented first to characterize the investigated bearing. Measured results indicate considerable non-laminar flow in the upper region of the investigated range of rotor speeds. Second, dynamic excitation test are performed with excitation frequencies up to 400 Hz to evaluate dynamic coefficients of a stiffness (K) and damping (C) KC-model, and additionally, a KCM-model using additional virtual mass (M) coefficients. KCM-coefficients are obtained by fitting frequency dependent KC-characteristics to the KCM-model structure using least square approach. The wide range of rotating and excitation frequencies leads to subsynchronous as well as supersynchronous vibrations. Excitation forces are applied with multi-sinus and single-sinus characteristics. The latter one allows evaluation of KC-coefficients at the particular frequency ratio in the time domain. Here, frequency and time domain evaluation algorithms for dynamic coefficients are used in order to assess their special properties and quality. The impact of surface speed, bearing load, and oil flow rate on measured and predicted KCM-coefficients is investigated. Measured and predicted results can be well fitted to a KCM-model and show a significant influence of the ratio between fluid film and pivot support stiffness on the speed dependent characteristic of bearing stiffness coefficients. However, the impact of this ratio on damping coefficients is considerably lower. Further investigations on the impact of oil flow rates indicate that a significant decrease of direct damping coefficients exists below a certain level of starvation. Above this limit, direct damping coefficients are nearly independent of oil flow rate. Results are analyzed in detail and demands on improvements for predictions are derived.

Study on Subsynchronous Vibration With Tilting Pad Journal Bearing Under Starved Lubrication

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rimpei Kawashita ◽  
Tadasuke Nishioka ◽  
Shimpei Yokoyama ◽  
Makoto Iwasaki ◽  
Shuichi Isayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Tilting Pad ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
Starved Lubrication

Industrial machines such as gas and steam turbines require high efficiency and reliability. Direct lubricated bearings have been developed and installed to reduce mechanical losses. In recent years, it has been reported in the literature that subsynchronous vibration can occur to rotor shafts with direct lubricated tilting pad journal bearings under reduced oil flow rate conditions. In this study, a test rig with a 200 mm diameter and 3.5 meter long rotor supported by a direct lubricated tilting two pad journal bearing was constructed. The primary critical speed is 2100rpm and rotational speed is 3600rpm. The oil-starved area, the non-oil film layer region at the leading edge of the bearing pads, was measured by observing oil film pressure in the bearing clearance with pressure transducers on the rotor surface. A sine sweep excitation test was carried out by using an inertial shaker installed on the bearing housing and the damping ratio of the rotor system was measured. Measured data showed that a larger starved area at the leading edge of the bearing pads due to reduced oil feeding results in a smaller damping ratio, and an increase in the natural frequency of the rotor. Experimental results of two types of oil feeding nozzles were compared with respect to the correlation between starved area and damping ratio of the rotor system, and a relationship between oil flow rate and starved area was discussed. A method for modeling bearing coefficients under starved lubrication has been proposed based on thermo-hydrodynamic lubrication (THL) analysis. A numerical analysis of a finite element-transfer matrix model of the test rotor with the bearing coefficients calculated by the proposed method is carried out, and it is found that the analytical results are in broad agreement with the experimental results.

STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS OF JOURNAL BEARINGS WITH HELICAL GROOVES

Tribologia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 279 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-130
Author(s):  
Jarosław SĘP ◽  
Leszek TOMCZEWSKI ◽  
Lidia GAŁDA
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Sliding Velocity ◽  
Spiral Groove ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Velocity Increase ◽  
Bearing Clearance ◽  
Oil Flow

The spiral groove on the sliding journal surface enables the contaminants and eventual wear debris removal from the contact zone and bearing clearance. In this way, the wear and seizure resistance of slide bearings operating in difficult conditions became greater. The presence of a groove on bearing’s surface affects the hydrodynamic performance of the bearing. The aim of the article is to study the load carrying capacity, oil flow rate, and maximum oil temperature and pressure of slide bearings with a spiral groove at different operational conditions. Simulations were realized with the adiabatic, three-dimensional model of the oil flow in the bearing clearance. The oil flow was determined with the Navier-Stokes, continuity, and energy equations. The finite volume method was applied for calculations in ANSYS Fluent software. As a result of the investigations, it has been stated that, with the sliding velocity increase, the load capacity also increased, but the load capacity of the grooved journal was smaller than that of plain bearings. The maximum oil temperature in the bearing clearance of grooved journal bearing was lower than that of smooth ones, and, with the sliding velocity increase, the maximum temperature also increased. The oil flow rate was greater for the grooved series than for the smooth seies at all examined velocities and clearances.

Oil Flow Through Journal Bearing

1973 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 546-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Oil Supply ◽  
Supply Pressure ◽  
Attitude Angle ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
Flow Through

Oil feed rate is an important parameter governing the operating characteristics of a journal bearing. In the present paper investigation is carried out to explore the effect of oil groove location and supply pressure on the oil feed rate to the bearing. These results are further used to get variation in Sommerfeld number and attitude angle for different oil groove locations and supply pressures. The results indicate that oil groove location has a great influence on oil feed rate to the bearing. It is also observed that oil supply arrangement does not have a significant influence on Sommerfeld number and attitude angle.

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