scholarly journals Dynamic Analysis of Rarefaction-Modified Reynolds Equation Considering Porosity of Thin Liquid Lubricant Film.

1996 ◽  
Vol 62 (597) ◽  
pp. 1935-1942
Author(s):  
Yasunaga MITSUYA ◽  
Zhisheng DENG ◽  
Masahiro OHKA
1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (4) ◽  
pp. 653-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasunaga Mitsuya ◽  
Zhisheng Deng ◽  
Masahiro Ohka

A new lubrication model is derived for solving ultra-thin gas lubrication problems encountered in the analysis of a magnetic head slider flying over a magnetic disk coated with giant-molecule lubricant film. In this model, the liquid lubricant film is replaced with a permeable material, and the boundary between the gas and liquid is subject to two kinds of velocity slippage: one due to the rarefaction effect and the other to the porous effect. Using this model, a rarefaction-modified Reynolds equation is derived considering the permeability of the running surface. This equation is then applied to the lubrication of head sliders flying over a magnetic medium. An interesting condition is found to arise wherein total apparent slippage seems to disappear due to the cancellation of the two slippages and the permeability effects are larger for a slider having a steeper pressure gradient.


1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (4) ◽  
pp. 864-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasunaga Mitsuya ◽  
Zhisheng Deng ◽  
Masahiro Ohka

A rarefaction-modified Reynolds equation was derived to solve dynamic problems of a thin liquid lubricant film coated on a sliding surface. Applying the perturbation method, a calculation procedure based on FEM was formulated to obtain the stiffnesses and damping coefficients of gas lubricating films over a permeable liquid lubricant. Calculations were performed for a specified flying head slider. First, the effects of the permeability and porosity correction coefficients, which serve to increase the molecular mean free path, were presented focusing on landing on/off characteristics. Next, the effects of those on the stiffnesses and damping coefficients were demonstrated using the frequency domain. The results showed that the permeability and porosity correction coefficient increasingly had an influence on the landing on/off characteristics more in the higher velocity region, and that the permeability was effective in increasing the damping of lubricating films.


2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
James K. Knudsen ◽  
Kenneth E. Palmquist

A lubrication model for the head-media interface is presented which includes the effect of porosity in the media coating. Experimental data is shown which illustrates the reduction in head-media spacing as porosity is increased. A modified Reynolds equation is derived to account for the effects of coating porosity. Other authors have considered a very thin porous layer to simulate a liquid lubricant or surface microstructure on a nonporous substrate. This study considers a porous layer that can be much larger than the bearing clearance. Darcy’s law is used in the porous layer. Velocity-slip effects, resulting both from rarefaction and the porous boundary, are considered. The modified Reynolds equation is applied to a simple capillary model of a porous layer as an illustrative example. The modified Reynolds equation was incorporated into a finite-element model for the head-media interface. Computations show reduced head-media clearance as porosity and permeability are increased in agreement with experimental data.


Author(s):  
Jung Gu Lee ◽  
Alan Palazzolo

The Reynolds equation plays an important role for predicting pressure distributions for fluid film bearing analysis, One of the assumptions on the Reynolds equation is that the viscosity is independent of pressure. This assumption is still valid for most fluid film bearing applications, in which the maximum pressure is less than 1 GPa. However, in elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) where the lubricant is subjected to extremely high pressure, this assumption should be reconsidered. The 2D modified Reynolds equation is derived in this study including pressure-dependent viscosity, The solutions of 2D modified Reynolds equation is compared with that of the classical Reynolds equation for the ball bearing case (elastic solids). The pressure distribution obtained from modified equation is slightly higher pressures than the classical Reynolds equations.


Author(s):  
Rodrigo Nicoletti ◽  
Zilda C. Silveira ◽  
Benedito M. Purquerio

The mathematical modeling of aerostatic porous bearings, represented by the Reynolds equation, depends on the assumptions for the flow in the porous medium. One proposes a modified Reynolds equation based on the quadratic Forchheimer assumption, which can be used for both linear and quadratic conditions. Numerical results are compared to those obtained with the linear Darcy model. It is shown that, the non-dimensional parameter Φ, related to non-linear effects, strongly affects the bearing dynamic characteristics, but for values of Φ > 10, the results tend to those obtained with the linear model.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1123 ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Mohammad Tauviqirrahman ◽  
Muchammad ◽  
Rifky Ismail ◽  
J. Jamari ◽  
D.J. Schipper

The use of conventional lubricant such as hexadecane and toluene in micro-bearings has shown poor performance due to their hydrophilicity. High friction between the lubricated surfaces could lead to the occurrence of stiction which limits the functionality of a micro-bearing. In order to assess this strategy, a lubrication model of a micro-slider bearing with modified surface was used to simulate the technology. Friction, hydrophobic zone and hydrophobicity coefficient were evaluated based on the modified Reynolds equation. Results showed that in general the application of a hydrophobic coating has a significant improvement in reducing friction. Further, particular care must be taken in choosing the hydrophobic coating zone; an inappropriate choice of this zone will lead to a deterioration of the friction. This finding may have useful implications to accelerate the development of micro-bearings.


Author(s):  
Wang-Long Li

A lubrication theory that includes the effects of electric double layer (EDL) and boundary slip is developed. Both effects are important in microflow, and thus in lubrication problems. They have opposite effects on velocity distributions between lubricating surfaces. Also, the velocity distribution induced by the EDL stream potential (electroviscous effect) is affected by the boundary slip. Under the usual assumptions of lubrication and Debye-Hu¨ckel approximation for low surface potential, the Navier-Stokes equation with body force due to the electrical potential as well as the widely accepted Navier slip boundary conditions is utilized on deriving the modified Reynolds equation. Effects of EDL and boundary slip on the 1-D bearing performance are discussed by solving the modified Reynolds equation numerically.


2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 951-965
Author(s):  
A. Walicka ◽  
P. Jurczak

Abstract The influence of a wall porosity on the pressure distribution in a curvilinear squeeze film bearing lubricated with a lubricant being a viscoplastic fluid of a Herschel-Bulkley type is considered. After general considerations on the flow of the viscoplastic fluid (lubricant) in a bearing clearance and in a porous layer the modified Reynolds equation for the curvilinear squeeze film bearing with a Herschel-Bulkley lubricant is given. The solution of this equation is obtained by a method of successive approximation. As a result one obtains a formula expressing the pressure distribution. The example of squeeze films in a step bearing (modeled by two parallel disks) is discussed in detail.


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