Thermal EHL Analyses of Point Contacts With Surface Roughness

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Wang ◽  
P. Yang ◽  
M. Kaneta
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Temperature Rise ◽  
Point Contacts ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Sliding Motion ◽  
Pure Rolling ◽  
Thermal Ehl ◽  
High Temperature Rise

The Newtonian thermal EHL analyses of point contacts with two-sided surface roughness have been performed under pure rolling, sliding/rolling and simple sliding conditions. Thermal results are compared with isothermal ones. It has been found that the sliding motion produces high temperature rise and reduces the film thickness greatly. The influence of amplitude and wavelength of the surface roughness on variation of tribo-characteristics of oil film is also discussed.

Elastohydrodynamic Behavior of Rolling Elliptical Contacts: Part II: Oil Film Thickness and Contact Profile

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. O. A. Mokhtar ◽  
A. A. Abdel-Ghany
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Contact Zone ◽  
Circular Disk ◽  
Rolling Contact ◽  
Thickness Variation ◽  
Relative Speed ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Sliding Motion ◽  
Pure Rolling ◽  
Experimental Findings

A spherically crowned circular disk in contact with a mating plain cylindrical one has been used in a two disk machine to conduct elastohydrodynamic (EHD) investigations with the contact zone describing elliptical shape. The oil film thickness variation has been accurately measured and herein presented under several contact situations with disks running with either pure rolling or combined rolling and sliding motion. Results confirmed that the introduction of a percentage slip over a rolling contact by either changing disks relative speed or skewing disks axes relative to each other, would affect the resultant oil film thickness by reducing it. However, the contact profile retained its shape with a mean oil film passage followed by a reduction at the trailing exit end. Compared with previous EHD theoretical and experimental findings, the present results come in line with previous predictions and confirm the importance of adopting thermal solutions in solving EHD situations.

Research on the oil film temperature field of hydrostatic bearing with variable viscosity dynamic simulation and experiment

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (11) ◽  
pp. 1763-1772
Author(s):  
Yan-Qin Zhang ◽  
Ji-Chang Sun ◽  
Peng-Rui Kong ◽  
Xiang-Bin Kong ◽  
Xiao-Dong Yu
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Dynamic Simulation ◽  
Temperature Region ◽  
Temperature Rise ◽  
Variable Viscosity ◽  
High Temperature Region ◽  
Counter Flow ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Hydrostatic Bearing

In order to improve the lubrication performance of the double-rectangular cavity hydrostatic thrust bearing, this paper selects the temperature rise characteristics of hydrostatic bearing as the research object under the conditions of changing oil film thickness and different working conditions. Using the dynamic mesh method with variable viscosity dynamic simulation, the changing temperature rise curves under different inlet flow velocities and rotating speeds are obtained. This paper obtains the changing laws of oil film thickness and temperature under the hydrostatic bearing running in no-load, load 2.5 t, load 10 t and the rotating speeds of 40 r/min, 60 r/min and 80 r/min. Under the low rotating speed, the high temperature region in the oil cavity mainly concentrates on the counter flow side. With the increase of working speed, the high temperature region on the counter flow side expands to the oil seal side obviously. When the oil film thickness was in the range of 0.04 mm to 0.07 mm, the temperature of oil seal edge increased with the increase of the inlet flow velocity. Using the FLUENT software, the variable viscosity simulation of hydrostatic bearing is carried out under different oil film thickness, and the temperature distribution of oil cavity is obtained. Finally, the correctness of theoretical analysis and simulation are verified by conducting experiment.

Inlet Shear Heating in Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication

1973 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Greenwood ◽  
J. J. Kauzlarich
Keyword(s):  
Shear Rate ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Temperature Rise ◽  
Thermal Effects ◽  
Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Comparison With Experiment ◽  
Pure Rolling ◽  
Shear Heating

In EHL, the oil film thickness of rollers is controlled by the rate at which the oil is drawn into the conjunction of the disks by the moving surfaces of the rollers. The theory often assumes isothermal conditions in the inlet although it can be shown that the maximum shear rate often exceeds 106 sec−1, even in pure rolling. A theoretical analysis is presented for the oil temperature rise in the inlet of rollers, and the result is applied to predict the consequent film thickness. It is found that thermal effects on film thickness are only negligible at low rolling speeds. A comparison with experiment supports the conclusion that the thinning of the film thickness below that predicted by isothermal theory is substantially explained by inlet shear heating of the lubricant.

Design of Efficient Turbulent Thrust Bearings

1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-121
Author(s):  
D. F. Wilcock
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Temperature Rise ◽  
Power Loss ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Thrust Bearings ◽  
Higher Power ◽  
Minimum Film Thickness ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
High Temperature Rise

Turbulence makes high speed conventionally designed bearings operate with higher power loss, high temperature rise, and lower oil flow than predicted. The objective of this paper is to show that the phenomenon of turbulence can be turned to the designer’s and operator’s advantage; and that turbulent thrust bearings can be designed to operate with lower power loss than conventional design would predict, while maintaining the same minimum film thickness and safe temperature rise.

Experimental research on the tilting pad bearing under the high temperature of inlet oil

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 935-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peiji Yang ◽  
Qi Yuan ◽  
Runlin Chen
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Temperature Rise ◽  
Measurement Method ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Tilting Pad ◽  
Shaft Vibration

Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of high-temperature inlet oil on the comprehensive performance of tilting-pad bearing. Design/methodology/approach Taking a tilting-pad bearing under high temperature of inlet oil in a natural gas compressor as an example, the experimental system was developed for the tilting-pad bearing applied in a real machine, and the experiment was performed. The bearing lubricating properties under different high temperatures of inlet oil were obtained, including oil film thickness on the pivot, temperature rise and the shaft vibration values at the bearing positions. Findings The experimental results showed that the vibration, the oil film thickness on the pivot and the pad temperature were not sensitive to the change in temperature of the inlet oil, but vibrations were observed under the specific speed. At the same speed, when oil temperature changed by 1°C, the bearing temperature rise did not exceed 0.2°C and change in oil film thickness on the pivot was 1 µm. The test results of the actual unit are in good agreement with the experimental results. Originality/value The vibration measurement scheme was presented, and an indirect measurement method of fulcrum thickness was proposed. The practicability of the measurement method and the accuracy of test results were verified by the comparison of the test results of the shaft vibration, the bearing pad temperature, the fulcrum oil film thickness and the theoretical calculation results. This study will provide an important reference for designing a tilting-pad bearing with high-temperature inlet oil.

The Surface-Roughness of Bearing-Surfaces and its Relation to Oil Film Thickness at Breakdown

1949 ◽  
Vol 161 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Hydrodynamic Theory ◽  
Quantitative Relation ◽  
Metal Contact ◽  
Initial Contact ◽  
Frictional Drag ◽  
Average Roughness ◽  
Finished Steel ◽  
Oil Film

In this paper the relation of surface roughness of bearing surfaces to allowable film thickness is studied quantitatively with a simple Michell pad apparatus. The pads used were faced with white metal and ran against mild steel collars. The lubricants studied were water, soap solution, paraffin, and light oil. There was little difference in the frictional behaviour of any of the lubricants, except that the aqueous lubricants would not run with very finely finished steel surfaces. The onset of metal to metal contact was detected by an increase in the frictional drag, and also by the change in electrical conductivity between the pad and collar—an extremely sensitive method. The paper shows that there is, at any rate for this system, a quantitative relation between the total surface roughness of the rubbing surfaces and the calculated oil film thickness both at the initial metal to metal contact and seizure. Initial contact occurs when the outlet film thickness, calculated from normal hydrodynamic theory, falls to three times the maximum surface roughness and seizure occurs when it is double the average roughness.

Theoretical and experimental studies of the oil film in lubricated point contact

1966 ◽  
Vol 291 (1427) ◽  
pp. 520-536 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Layer ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Point Contact ◽  
Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Point Contacts ◽  
Previous Theory ◽  
Oil Film

A technique using Newton’s rings for mapping the oil film of lubricated point contacts is described. A theoretical value for the film thickness of such contacts in elastohydrodynamic lubrication is derived. The experimental results give the exit constriction predicted by previous theory but never shown in detail. The comparison of theoretical and experimental oil film thicknesses, which is satisfactorily accurate, gives strong evidence for a viscous surface layer some 1000Å thick. This film agrees with the known ‘lubricating power’ of the various oils tested.

Dynamic transmission of oil film in soft-start process of HVD considering surface roughness

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangwei Xie ◽  
Jie Zhu ◽  
Jianzhong Cui ◽  
Xudong Zheng ◽  
Xinjian Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Friction Pair ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Force Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Soft Start ◽  
Viscous Torque ◽  
Start Process

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the dynamic transmission of the oil film in soft start process of hydro-viscous drive (HVD) between the friction pairs with consideration of surface roughness, and obtain the distribution law of temperature, velocity, pressure, shear stress and viscous torque of the oil film. Design/methodology/approach The revised soft-start models of HVD were derived and calculated, including average Reynolds equation, asperity contact model, load force model and total torque model. Meanwhile, a 2D model of the oil film between friction pair was built and solved numerically using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique in FLUENT. Findings The results show that the maximum temperature gradually reduces from the intermediate range (z = 0.5 h) to the inner side of the friction pair along the direction of oil film thickness. As the soft-start process continues, pressure gradient along the direction of the oil film thickness gradually changes to zero. In addition, tangential velocity increases and yet radial velocity decreases with the increase of the radius. Originality/value In this paper, it was found that the viscous torque calculated by the numerical method is smaller than that by the CFD model, but their overall trend is almost the same. This also demonstrates the effectiveness of the numerical simulation.

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