Effect of eccentricity ratio on the hydrodynamic performance of journal bearing considering cavitation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Susilowati ◽  
Fuad Hilmy ◽  
Danny Arfiandani ◽  
Muchammad ◽  
M. Tauviqirrahman ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 204 ◽  
pp. 04014
Author(s):  
Muchammad ◽  
Bambang Yunianto ◽  
Mohammad Tauviqirrahman ◽  
Widhi Ahmad Wicaksono ◽  
Jamari

Slip modification of the lubricated bearing such hydrophobic coating has proven to improve the hydrodynamic performance. The present paper investigates the effect of partial slip on the journal bearing performance using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) approach. The eccentricity ratio and the placement of slip area are of particular interest. It was shown that the partial slip placement on the convergent region of the bearing generally improves the hydrodynamic performance lubrication by increasing load support. It was also found that introducing partial slip on the divergent area decreases the lubrication performance of journal bearing.


Author(s):  
Biswajit Roy ◽  
Lintu Roy ◽  
Sudip Dey

Abstract This paper presents the effect of eccentricity and surface roughness on the probabilistic performance of two axial groove hydrodynamic journal bearing. In general, it is difficult to quantify experimentally the variabilities involved in dynamic responses of the hydrodynamic bearing due to the randomness involved in surface asperity and eccentricity ratio. The deterministic models available for the analysis of the bearings are not capable to include such uncertainties. These uncertainties arise from the manufacturing imperfections, misalignment of the bearing, frictional wear, uncertain operating condition, model inaccuracy. To simulate such variabilities, Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) is carried out. Stochastic steady-state and dynamic coefficients are obtained by solving the Reynolds equation using the surrogate-based finite difference method. Sensitivity analysis of the performance parameters with respect to stochastic input parameters is portrayed. The moving least square (MLS) model is constructed as the surrogate to increase the computational efficiency. The significant influences of stochastic input parameters such as surface roughness and eccentricity ratio are observed on the random hydrodynamic performance of two axial groove journal bearing.


2018 ◽  
Vol 204 ◽  
pp. 04008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Tauviqirrahman ◽  
Muchammad ◽  
Rizky Amanullah Akbar ◽  
Jamari

Modification of the lubricated surface by combining the boundary slip and the texturing has proven to enhance the hydrodynamic performance of bearing. The present work explores the combined effect of boundary slip and texturing varying slip layout on the performance of journal bearing using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) approach. The effect of eccentricity ratio is also of particular interest. The results show that when the boundary slip is located on all edges of textured surface, more enhanced load support by 4% is obtained in comparison with classical (no-slip) textured one. However, in general the results also indicate that introducing the boundary slip with different layouts on partially textured surface does not much affect the hydrodynamic pressure as well as the load support; therefore, the slip-textured bearing shows similar and closer trend to the no-slip textured one. In addition, it is also found that the effect of eccentricity ratio is more influential than the boundary slip in terms of load support.


2018 ◽  
Vol 204 ◽  
pp. 04006
Author(s):  
Muchammad ◽  
Mohammad Tauviqirrahman ◽  
Rizqy Amanullah Akbar ◽  
Fuad Hilmy ◽  
Jamari

Surface texturing of the lubricated bearing has proven to improve the hydrodynamic performance. The present paper analyzed the effect of surface texturing on the covergent journal bearing with computational fluid dynamic (CFD) approach. The eccentricity ratio, the ratio of textured depth and surface area are the main parameter research. It was shown that for the eccentricity ratio of 0.2, the surface texturing improves the hydrodynamic performance lubrication by increasing the load support. On the otherwise, for the eccentricity ratio of 0.8, the surface texturing does not improve the lubrication performance, even under certain condition, it decreases the lubrication performance of journal bearing.


Author(s):  
Biswajit Roy ◽  
Sudip Dey

The precise prediction of a rotor against instability is needed for avoiding the degradation or failure of the system’s performance due to the parametric variabilities of a bearing system. In general, the design of the journal bearing is framed based on the deterministic theoretical analysis. To map the precise prediction of hydrodynamic performance, it is needed to include the uncertain effect of input parameters on the output behavior of the journal bearing. This paper presents the uncertain hydrodynamic analysis of a two-axial-groove journal bearing including randomness in bearing oil viscosity and supply pressure. To simulate the uncertainty in the input parameters, the Monte Carlo simulation is carried out. A support vector machine is employed as a metamodel to increase the computational efficiency. Both individual and compound effects of uncertainties in the input parameters are studied to quantify their effect on the steady-state and dynamic characteristics of the bearing.


2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Mahshid Hafezi ◽  
Guangneng Dong ◽  
Yang Liu

This paper aims to improve the tribological performance of journal bearings by optimizing the coverage area of circular microtextures in divergent region of the sleeve. A numerical model is proposed to calculate the friction coefficient and bearing load of textured journal bearings. The surface of the sleeve is divided into rectangular squares. Textures that located at the center of rectangular grids are assumed to be present or absent, marked as 1 and 0, respectively. Afterward, different texture coverage area arrangements are evolved and selected based on the genetic algorithm (GA). The area of semi-elliptical shape is obtained as the novel and preferable textured coverage area design for journal bearings. Influences of width and eccentricity ratio are discussed, which confirm the semimajor and semiminor axes of the semi-elliptical shape of texture coverage area equal to one-third of the circumferential length and half of the width of the journal bearing, respectively.


2018 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 02042
Author(s):  
Mohammad Tauviqirrahman ◽  
Bayu Kurniawan ◽  
Jamari

Recently, a growing interest is given to the wall slip and the artificial texturing for improving the performance of lubricated sliding contact. The use of wall slip, artificial texturing, and the combination of slip and texturing can be the effective approach to enhance the performance of the bearing. The present study examines the effect of shaft eccentricity ratio on the hydrodynamic journal bearing performance. 3D numerical modelling based on modified Reynolds equation is used to analyse the effect of texturing and the wall slip on the characteristics of a hydrodynamically lubricated sliding contact. The analysis results point out that with respect to the load support and the power loss of the bearing, the use of wall slip on smooth surface is the most excellent configuration compared to other patterns (i.e. slip-texturing, pure texturing and conventional patterns). It is also confirmed that the wedge effect due to the shaft eccentricity has a significant role in altering the lubricant behaviour. Thus, a particular care must be taken in choosing the pattern of lubricated sliding contact as well as the shaft eccentricity.


1974 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. K. Murti

The dynamic behavior of squeeze film in a narrow porous journal bearing under a cyclic load is analyzed. A thin-walled bearing with a nonrotating journal is considered and a closed form expression for the pressure distribution is derived. The locus of the journal center is found by numerical methods and it is established with an example that actual contact between the journal and bearing can be avoided by appropriate design of the bearing. Consequently, it is proved that pure squeeze films have a load capacity only under cyclic loads. The analysis also reveals that the permeability of the bearing material and the wall thickness of the bearing influence significantly the operating eccentricity ratio.


2019 ◽  
Vol 142 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Branagan ◽  
Neal Morgan ◽  
Christopher Goyne ◽  
Roger Fittro ◽  
Robert Rockwell ◽  
...  

Abstract To compensate for an extremely heavy journal, jacking pockets can be added to the surface of pads in fluid film bearings. Jacking pockets can range in size and shape and will have an influence on the hydrodynamic performance of the bearing. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used to better understand the influence of the geometry of a rectangular/stadium-shaped, jacking pocket on the performance of bearings. First, the influence of the pocket depth on the pressure profile of the bearing was investigated. A varying profile occurred with jacking pocket depths less than 6.6 × Cb. After this threshold, the pocket depth ceased to have an influence on the pressure profile. A second study examined the circumferential length of the pocket, and the pressure profile was found to approach the smooth case as the pocket circumferential length decreased. Response surface models were created to map the influence of the jacking pocket geometry on the journal location in the bearing, power loss, and stiffness characteristics of the bearing. This is the first study on influence of the geometry of a jacking pocket on the operation and linear stiffnesses of the bearing in fluid film journal bearings.


1975 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Reinhardt ◽  
J. W. Lund

Based on a first-order perturbation solution in a modified Reynolds number an analysis is presented to determine the effect of the fluid film inertial forces on the dynamic properties of a journal bearing. The corrections to the regular amplitude and velocity coefficients are found to be small, but the accompanying acceleration coefficients which may correspond to a virtual mass of several times the mass of the journal itself, could become significant for short rotors. Numerical results are given in graphical form with dimensionless coefficients as functions of the operating eccentricity ratio.


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