Numerical Simulation on Oil-Flow-State of Gap Oil Film in Sector Cavity Multi-Pad Hydrostatic Thrust Bearing

2010 ◽  
Vol 37-38 ◽  
pp. 743-747
Author(s):  
Xiao Dong Yu ◽  
Xiu Li Meng ◽  
Hui Jiang ◽  
Xiao Zhong Lou ◽  
Bo Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Thrust Bearing ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Good Effect ◽  
Critical Flow ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Oil Flow

Hydrostatic thrust bearing lubrication is significantly affected by the oil flow state of gap oil film, but it can not be measured by experiment and analysis. For this problem, the oil flow state of gap oil film in sector cavity multi-pad hydrostatic thrust bearing during rotation was simulated by using computational fluid dynamics, lubricating theory, and Finite Element Method. Laminar model and κ-ε turbulence model were adopted to model incompressible steady equations, and the equations were discreted by using Finite Volume Method and Second-order Finite Difference. By comparing the calculated results of numerical simulation and semi-empirical theoretical equation, the numerical simulation is proved feasible in oil film state analysis parameter prediction, which can overcome the deficiency of single model and get good effect. Streamlines and velocity vectors show that the lubricating oil flow in the resistive oil edges and oil cavities are laminar flow under the conditions of speed and flow in less than a certain value, while the flow and speed are more than a certain value, the lubricating oil flow in the resistive oil edges is also laminar flow, but the lubricating oil flow in the oil cavities is turbulent flow, then determines critical flow and critical speed. The critical flow and critical speed were determined, it provides a theoretical basis of the temperature field and thermal field deformation calculation.

Numerical Modeling of Unsteady Oil Film Motion Characteristics in Bearing Chambers

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingyu Zhao ◽  
Zhenxia Liu ◽  
Yaguo Lu ◽  
Jianping Hu
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
Motion Characteristics

AbstractTo obtain motion characteristics of the lubricating oil film on the aero-engine bearing chamber wall, a complete mathematical model based on theoretical study to solve three-dimensional unsteady oil film motion was established. On the basis of verifying the rationality of the computational model, the variations of the oil film thickness, velocity and temperature with the rotation speed and lubricating oil flow were analyzed and studied. The numerical results show that the following: In the stable oil film flow state, the oil film thickness shows a decreasing trend with increase in rotation speed and an increasing trend with increase in the lubricating oil flow. Particularly, comparison with the experimental work shows that the proposed numerical model based on theoretical study to solve unsteady oil film motion is a valuable technical means for the study of oil film movement mechanism and the design of actual bearing chamber.

Numerical Simulation on Velocity Profiles of Mill Bearing Lubrication

2010 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 282-286
Author(s):  
Qing Xue Huang ◽  
Jian Mei Wang ◽  
Yu Gui Li ◽  
Li Feng Ma ◽  
Chun Jiang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Velocity Profiles ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Velocity Gradients ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
The Mathematical Model ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Velocity ◽  
Oil Film Pressure

No 460 oil-film bearing oil as the dedicated lubricant is regarded as the incompressible Newtonian fluid. To comprehensively analyze the real oil flow state, the mathematical model on velocity profiles, together with its dimensionless equations, is established, and the calculating program is developed to simulate the 3D velocity profiles and velocity gradients at different oil flow layers. The relationship between velocity profiles and the oil film pressure is discussed, and the velocity tendency is consistent with the general velocity profile of wedge cross section. The conclusions are beneficial to the further study on lubricating performances of heavy contact components and to prolong their service lives.

Influence on temperature profile in an oil film in thrust bearings using an embedded cooling circuitry beneath the pad surface: An experimental investigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (5) ◽  
pp. 676-692
Author(s):  
FA Najar ◽  
GA Harmain
Keyword(s):  
Power Plants ◽  
Thrust Bearing ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Water Cooling ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Hydro Power ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Cooling Circuit ◽  
Hydro Power Plants

This paper describes the design and development of a test rig, for the experimental assessment of performance characteristics of thrust bearing used in hydro power plants. This test rig has features to study experimentally the conventional pad-based thrust bearing and the newly designed water cooling enabled pad. In this paper, a cooling circuit designated as Circuit-I has been installed and then testing is performed. The shaft speed and axial load has been set at 1400 r/min and 5.0 kN. The lubricating oil used SAE-30 and inlet temperature of oil was maintained at 40℃. The main focus of the present work is to compute the influence on the temperature distribution in the oil film on the top surface of the pad with the embodiment of cooling circuit arrangement. From the experimental results, the overall reduction in the oil film temperature or on the top surface of the pad has been found to be 14% when the conventional thrust bearing set up is replaced by water cooling enabled pad of this kind.

Numerical Investigation of the Flow in a Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearing With Floating Disk

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magnus Fischer ◽  
Andreas Mueller ◽  
Benjamin Rembold ◽  
Bruno Ammann
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Thrust Bearing ◽  
Rotational Velocity ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Temperature Dependent Viscosity ◽  
Axial Thrust ◽  
Oil Film

In this paper we present a novel method for the numerical simulation of flow in a hydrodynamic thrust bearing with floating disk. Floating disks are commonly employed in turbochargers and are situated between the thrust collar, which is rotating at turbocharger speed, and the static casing. A floating disk reduces wear, improves the skew compensating capacity of the bearing, and is freely movable in the axial direction. The simulation model presented combines a commercial flow solver (ANSYS CFX) with a control unit. Based on physical principles and a predefined axial thrust, the control unit automatically sets the rotational speed of the floating disk, the mass flow of the oil supply, and the oil film thickness between the rotating disk and the casing wall and collar, respectively. The only additional inputs required are the temperature and the pressure of the oil at the oil feed and the turbocharger speed. The width of the computational grid of the thin lubricating oil film in the gaps is adjusted using a mesh-morphing approach. The temperature-dependent variation in viscosity is included in the model. The calculated solution of the flow field in the domain, the oil film thickness, and the resulting rotational velocity of the floating disk are validated against experimental data and demonstrate favorable agreement. The influence of uncertainties in the measurements and the behavior of the systems are thoroughly investigated in parametric studies that reveal the key influencing factors. These are the temperature-dependent viscosity of the oil, the axial thrust, and turbulence effects in the supply grooves and ducts of the floating disk. Using the model presented here, it is now possible to predict design variants for this type of bearing.

Matching the relationship between rotational speed and load-carrying capacity on high-speed and heavy-load hydrostatic thrust bearing

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-dong Yu ◽  
Lei Geng ◽  
Xiao-jun Zheng ◽  
Zi-xuan Wang ◽  
Xiao-gang Wu
Keyword(s):  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Thrust Bearing ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Average Pressure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Hydrostatic Bearing ◽  
Load Carrying

Purpose Rotational speed and load-carrying capacity are two mutual coupling factors which affect high precision and stable operation of a hydrostatic thrust bearing. The purpose of this paper is to study reasonable matching relationship between the rotational speed and the load-carrying capacity. Design/methodology/approach A mathematical model of relationship between the rotational speed and the load-carrying capacity of the hydrostatic bearing with double-rectangle recess is set up on the basis of the tribology theory and the lubrication theory, and the load and rotational speed characteristics of an oil film temperature field and a pressure field in the hydrostatic bearing are analyzed, reasonable matching relationship between the rotational speed and the load-carrying capacity is deduced and a verification experiment is conducted. Findings By increasing the rotational speed, the oil film temperature increases, the average pressure decreases and the load-carrying capacity decreases. By increasing the load-carrying capacity, the oil film temperature and the average pressure increases and the rotational speed decreases; corresponding certain reasonable matching values are available. Originality/value The load-carrying capacity can be increased and the rotational speed improved by means of reducing the friction area of the oil recess by using low-viscosity lubricating oil and adding more oil film clearance; but, the stiffness of the hydrostatic bearing decreases.

Numerical Investigation of the Flow in a Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearing With Floating Disk

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magnus Fischer ◽  
Andreas Mueller ◽  
Benjamin Rembold ◽  
Bruno Ammann
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Thrust Bearing ◽  
Rotational Velocity ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Temperature Dependent Viscosity ◽  
Axial Thrust ◽  
Oil Film

In this paper we present a novel method for the numerical simulation of flow in a hydrodynamic thrust bearing with floating disk. Floating disks are commonly employed in turbochargers and are situated between the thrust collar, which is rotating at turbocharger speed, and the static casing. A floating disk reduces wear, improves the skew compensating capacity of the bearing and is freely movable in the axial direction. The simulation model presented combines a commercial flow solver (ANSYS CFX) with a control unit. Based on physical principles and a predefined axial thrust, the control unit automatically sets the rotational speed of the floating disk, the mass flow of the oil supply and the oil film thickness between the rotating disk and the casing wall and collar respectively. The only additional inputs required are the temperature and the pressure of the oil at the oil feed and the turbocharger speed. The width of the computational grid of the thin lubricating oil film in the gaps is adjusted using a mesh-morphing approach. The temperature-dependent variation in viscosity is included in the model. The calculated solution of the flow field in the domain, the oil film thickness and the resulting rotational velocity of the floating disk are validated against experimental data and demonstrate favorable agreement. The influence of uncertainties in the measurements and the behavior of the systems are thoroughly investigated in parametric studies which reveal the key influencing factors. These are the temperature-dependent viscosity of the oil, the axial thrust and turbulence effects in the supply grooves and ducts of the floating disk. Using the model presented here, it is now possible to predict design variants for this type of bearing.

Analysis on Influence of Oil Film Thickness on Temperature Field of Heavy Hydrostatic Bearing in Variable Viscosity Condition

2011 ◽  
Vol 239-242 ◽  
pp. 1418-1421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Qin Zhang ◽  
Xiao Qiu Xu ◽  
Xiao Dong Yang ◽  
Hong Mei Li ◽  
Hui Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Field ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Temperature Rise ◽  
Variable Viscosity ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Flow State ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Hydrostatic Bearing ◽  
Nc Machine

According to the problem of the influence of oil film thickness on temperature rise for heavy hydrostatic thrust bearing during operation， build viscosity-temperature equation of lubricating oil film and mathematics model of oil film temperature rise of heavy hydrostatic bearing with multiple oil pads, simulate the temperature field of hydrostatic bearing with sector cavity under various oil film thickness using FVM(finite volume method), and reveal the influence law of oil film thickness of temperature rise for hydrostatic bearing. The results show that temperature distribution of hydrostatic bearing is much the same under various oil film thicknesses, but the influence of oil film thickness of temperature rise for hydrostatic bearing is greater. The results of numerical calculations actually response flow state inside hydrostatic bearing ，offer theoretical foundation for the design of hydrostatic bearing in engineering practice, and have important significance in improving operation stability of NC machine.

Computation of Thermal Deformation of Thrust Bearing Pad Concerning the Convection by Non-Uniform Oil Flow

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Hemmi ◽  
Koushu Hagiya ◽  
Katsuhisa Ichisawa ◽  
Sukeyuki Fujita
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Thermal Deformation ◽  
Thrust Bearing ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Thrust Bearings ◽  
Turbine Generators ◽  
Precise Estimation ◽  
Tilting Pad ◽  
Oil Flow ◽  
Water Turbine

Tilting-pad thrust bearings are used to support the loads of large rotating machinery, such as water turbine generators. When such machines are in operation, thermal deformation is so extensive that it is comparable to deformation caused by the pressure of the oil film, and it influences the bearing’s performance. So, the temperature distribution in the pad, which determines the thermal deformation, should be calculated correctly. This requires precise estimation of the convection by the ambient oil at the pad’s surfaces, but the complexity of the pad’s shape and ambient oil flow of oil around it makes this estimation difficult. Using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) software, we computed the temperature distribution in the pad by solving the heat transfer in the pad, in the oil and interfaces of them simultaneously. The thermal and stress deformation were then calculated by the FEM code and is used in oil film analysis to determine the characteristics of the bearing. Comparing its results with the experimental ones validated the computational process.

Summary of Research on Oil Film Temperature Characteristic of Hydrostatic and Hydrodynamic Thrust Bearings

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanan Feng ◽  
Xiaodong Yu ◽  
Zelin Han ◽  
Shihao Li ◽  
Bangyao Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Rise ◽  
Thrust Bearing ◽  
Friction Pair ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Operational Reliability ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
Thrust Bearings

Background: In order to explore the temperature rise and distribution of the micro-gap lubricating oil film of the hydrostatic and hydrodynamic thrust bearing, further solve the problem of thermal deformation of the friction pair of the hydrostatic and hydrodynamic support and improve the operation accuracy and stability of the hydrostatic and hydrodynamic thrust bearing. Objective: Combined with the theory of dynamic and static pressure bearings, the problem of lubricating oil film temperature rise is analyzed, and specific research directions are proposed. It is hoped that it will be helpful to improve the research of bearing stability and provide a theoretical basis for the structural design and operational reliability of heavy hydrostatic bearings. Methods: This article summarizes the research status of the oil film temperature rise of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic thrust bearings, especially focusing on the influence of hot oil carrying on the temperature rise of the lubricating oil film, and finally the specific research directions and methods of the oil film temperature rise are prospected. Conclusion: Aiming at the research hotspots of lubricating oil film temperature rise and distribution, based on the analysis of the principle of hydrostatic and dynamic pressure bearings, the domestic and foreign literature on the influence of the micro-gap lubricating oil film temperature rise and distribution of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic thrust bearings is collected and analyzed. The research shows that although some research results have been made in this area, due to current research methods and angle analysis still have certain limitations, so the study of the oil film temperature rise is not comprehensive, and further detailed discussion and analysis are still needed.

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