Magneto-rheological fluid slot-entry journal bearing considering thermal effects

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (18-19) ◽  
pp. 2831-2852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnkant Sahu ◽  
Satish C Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Effects ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Fluid Model ◽  
Viscous Friction ◽  
Fluid Film ◽  
Applied Current ◽  
Bingham Model ◽  
Geometric Imperfection ◽  
Fluid Film Bearings ◽  
Magneto Rheological

In recent times, controlling the performance of fluid film bearings smartly has become an important area for the fluid film bearing designers. This study deals with the numerical simulation of a magneto-rheological fluid–lubricated two-lobe hybrid slot-entry journal bearing. To make the operating condition more exact and realistic, the influence of geometric imperfection of the journal arising from manufacturing inaccuracies and thermal effect has been considered. Dave magneto-rheological fluid model, a constitutive relation of the Bingham model, and finite element method have been used in this article to simulate the behavior of the magneto-rheological fluid in a slot-entry bearing. The results indicate that the heat generated because of viscous friction rises the temperature of the magneto-rheological fluid, which changes the bearing performance significantly. Considering barrel-shaped journal and magneto-rheological fluid (applied current, Ic = 4 A), the performance of two-lobe slot-entry bearing is superior in terms of the value of [Formula: see text] approximately by a magnitude of 2%, 41%, 181%, 168%, 75%, and 41%, respectively, as compared to that of the base bearing (smooth [Formula: see text], two-lobe bearing, operating with a Newtonian fluid, Ic = 0 A).

Transient Analysis of Plain and Tilt Pad Journal Bearings Including Fluid Film Temperature Effects

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. K. Gadangi ◽  
A. B. Palazzolo ◽  
J. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Effects ◽  
Transient Analysis ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Iterative Scheme ◽  
Linear Analysis ◽  
Fluid Film ◽  
Fluid Film Bearings ◽  
Nonlinear Transient ◽  
Nonlinear Transient Analysis ◽  
Transient Study

The paper considers vibration response of spinning shafts supported by flexible fluid film bearings to sudden mass imbalance (blade loss). A time transient study of the plain journal bearing with thermal effects is performed. A comparison between three transient analyses is performed. The three transient analyses studied are, the full nonlinear analysis, linear analysis using dynamic coefficients, and pseudo transient analysis using static application of dynamic loads. The validity of the nonlinear transient analysis is checked by matching the lower unbalance results with the linear analysis and the static equilibrium position results with Newton-Raphson iterative scheme. A nonlinear transient analysis of the tilt pad journal bearing is also performed, and a comparison is drawn between the three approaches.

scholarly journals Improvement of Tilting-Pad Journal Bearing Operating Characteristics by Application of Eddy Grooves

Lubricants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Eckhard Schüler ◽  
Olaf Berner
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Fluid Film ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Fluid Film Bearings ◽  
Tilting Pad ◽  
Bearing Load ◽  
Bearing Loads ◽  
Tilting Pad Journal Bearing

In high speed, high load fluid-film bearings, the laminar-turbulent flow transition can lead to a considerable reduction of the maximum bearing temperatures, due to a homogenization of the fluid-film temperature in radial direction. Since this phenomenon only occurs significantly in large bearings or at very high sliding speeds, means to achieve the effect at lower speeds have been investigated in the past. This paper shows an experimental investigation of this effect and how it can be used for smaller bearings by optimized eddy grooves, machined into the bearing surface. The investigations were carried out on a Miba journal bearing test rig with Ø120 mm shaft diameter at speeds between 50 m/s–110 m/s and at specific bearing loads up to 4.0 MPa. To investigate the potential of this technology, additional temperature probes were installed at the crucial position directly in the sliding surface of an up-to-date tilting pad journal bearing. The results show that the achieved surface temperature reduction with the optimized eddy grooves is significant and represents a considerable enhancement of bearing load capacity. This increase in performance opens new options for the design of bearings and related turbomachinery applications.

Hydrodynamic Performance Characteristics of a Fluid Film Journal Bearing With a Rectangular Jacking Pocket

2019 ◽  
Vol 142 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Branagan ◽  
Neal Morgan ◽  
Christopher Goyne ◽  
Roger Fittro ◽  
Robert Rockwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Pressure Profile ◽  
Fluid Film ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Pocket Depth ◽  
Response Surface Models ◽  
Fluid Film Bearings ◽  
Surface Models ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Stiffness Characteristics

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.

Confirmation Testing and Preliminary Dynamic Measurements of a Journal Bearing Test Rig

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Harrison Gyurko ◽  
Stephen A. Hambric ◽  
Karl M. Reichard
Keyword(s):  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Fluid Film ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Impedance Matrix ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
Dynamic Measurements ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Fluid Film Bearings ◽  
Force Transfer

Current modeling of the static and dynamic characteristics of fluid film bearings typically employs a single impedance matrix to represent the force transfer between a bearing and journal centerlines. A numerical method has been proposed that distributes the bearing impedances around the circumference of the fluid film to allow for more accurate modeling of higher order circumferential modes. In order for this method to be used with confidence, its results must first be validated. For this purpose, an experimental test method and apparatus capable of measuring these distributed bearing impedances has been developed. This paper will present the preliminary bearing displacement and pressure measurements collected from the journal bearing test apparatus and will compare these experimental results to those calculated numerically. Discrepancies between the data sets will be discussed and future steps will be outlined.

Analysis of Magneto Rheological Fluid Journal Bearing

2019 ◽  
Vol 895 ◽  
pp. 152-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Narasimha Rao ◽  
A. Seshadri Sekhar
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Newtonian Fluid ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Fluid Film ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Mr Fluid ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Magneto Rheological

Magneto Rheological (MR) fluids are a class of smart materials where the shear stress is not directly proportional to rate of shear. The viscosity of fluid changes as magnetic field changes and hence this phenomenon is very useful in bearing-rotor system for attenuating the vibrations. In the present study the application of MR fluid as lubricant instead of Newtonian fluid in the journal bearing is explored through steady state, dynamic characteristics and stability. MR fluid film has been modeled as per Bingham rheological model. FEM with three node triangular elements has been used to solve the Reynolds equation both for the Newtonian fluid film and MR fluid film. The results show the load carrying capacity in the case of MR fluid journal bearing is higher than that of using the Newtonian fluid. The load carrying capacity increases with the increasing magnetic field for all eccentricity ratios. The results also show better stability of the bearing using MR fluid at higher eccentricity ratios. The unbalance response of the rotor mounted on the journal bearing using MR fluid is also estimated to be lower than that of with the Newtonian fluid.

Separation Cavitation in Lightly Loaded Fluid Film Bearings with Both Surfaces in Motion

1974 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Experimental Work ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Fluid Film ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Separation Boundary ◽  
Fluid Film Bearings ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Bounding Surfaces

For lightly loaded fluid film bearings in which gaseous cavitation occurs, application of the continuity boundary condition at the liquid-gas interface is not satisfactory. Two alternative boundary conditions have been postulated. The purpose of this paper is to examine the separation boundary condition; in particular, the effect of both bounding surfaces being in motion is studied. This situation might be used as a basis for experimental work designed to select the most appropriate boundary condition for lightly loaded bearings. In Part 2, the boundary condition is used to analyse the cylinder-plane and journal bearing configurations. The theoretical predictions for the operating parameters are examined to see if their magnitudes and/or trends could be used for comparing the available cavitation boundary conditions.

Experimental Verification of Subcritical Whirl Bifurcation of a Rotor Supported on a Fluid Film Bearing

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 605-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Deepak ◽  
S. T. Noah
Keyword(s):  
Limit Cycle ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Gradual Increase ◽  
Fluid Film ◽  
Subcritical Bifurcation ◽  
Supercritical Bifurcation ◽  
Fluid Film Bearings ◽  
Unbalanced Rotor ◽  
Single Disk ◽  
Sudden Jump

The paper presents the results of the experiments that were conducted on a short fluid film bearing with a simple single disk rotor. The behavior of the journal was analyzed as a function of the rotor system parameters such as the load, speed, and imbalance mass. It was verified that the journal bearing can lose stability through either a subcritical or a supercritical bifurcation. In the supercritical bifurcation, the expected gradual increase in the amplitude of the limit cycle was observed, while in the subcritical bifurcation there was a sudden jump to a large limit cycle. In the case of a subcritical bifurcation, it was also observed that the journal bearing became unstable below the rotor threshold speed of instability, following a small perturbation applied to the rotor. Demarcations were made for the stable regions of operation (regions where the rotor is stable below the threshold speed of instability) for the journal bearing based on the obtained experimental results. Experiments were also performed to analyze the effects of imbalance of the rotor on the threshold speed of instability. It was observed that the flexible unbalanced rotor had a lower threshold speed of instability. The limitations of the linear theory of fluid film bearings in predicting these phenomena are discussed.

Design and Development of Permanent Magneto-Hydrodynamic Hybrid Journal Bearing

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. P. Lijesh ◽  
Harish Hirani
Keyword(s):  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Hydrodynamic Lubrication ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Fluid Film ◽  
Test Setup ◽  
Fluid Film Bearings ◽  
Lubrication Regime ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Hybrid Bearing

Fluid film bearings (FFBs) provide economic wear-free performance when operating in hydrodynamic lubrication regime. In all other operating conditions, except hydrostatic regime, these bearings are subjected to wear. To get wear-free performance even in those conditions, a hybrid (hydrodynamic + rotation magnetized direction (RMD) configured magnetic) bearing has been proposed. The hybrid bearing consists of square magnets to repel the shaft away from the bearing bore. Load-carrying capacities of four configurations of hybrid bearings were determined. The results are presented in this paper. The best configuration of hybrid bearing was developed. A test setup was developed to perform the experiments on the fluid film and hybrid bearings. The wear results of both the bearings under same operating conditions are presented.

Thermohydrodynamic Analysis of Journal Bearings Lubricated by Non-Newtonian Fluids—Theory and Experiments

1994 ◽  
Vol 208 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
O Sheeja ◽  
B S Prabhu
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Normal Stress ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Fluid Model ◽  
Normal Stress Difference ◽  
Fluid Film ◽  
Stress Difference ◽  
First Normal Stress Difference ◽  
Cubic Law ◽  
Normal Stress Differences

Viscosity index improvers cause the lubricants to exhibit non-Newtonian flow behaviour and display shear thinning and normal stress differences. Shear thinning behaviour is studied by using a rotary shear viscometer. Owing to the non-availability of a rheogoniometer (for the measurement of normal stress differences), the first normal stress difference is calculated from the viscometric data using the Carreau viscosity function. The influence of the first normal stress difference on the hydrodynamic lubrication is analysed and shows that most of the commercial oils are inelasticoviscous in nature. Regression analysis shows that a large number of commercial lubricants follow the inelasticoviscous cubic law fluid model. Hence the cubic law fluid model is considered for the theoretical analysis. An experimental programme is developed to measure the effect of test parameters on the performance of a journal bearing lubricated with different types of non-Newtonian fluids. The experiments mainly include the measurements of the steady state characteristics like film thickness and fluid film friction. The experimental film thickness values are compared with the respective theoretical ones and are in good agreement. The theoretical performance characteristics are obtained through the simultaneous solution of the modified Reynolds equation using the cubic law fluid model and energy equation. The fluid film friction in a hydrodynamic journal bearing is experimentally determined through coastdown analysis. The results are presented in the form of an apparent Stribeck diagram of friction and are compared with the respective theoretical values.

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