Flow field characteristics of micro-scale textured surfaces of water-lubricated bearings using lattice Boltzmann method
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
ISSN: 0036-8792
Article publication date: 10 June 2021
Issue publication date: 3 August 2021
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the flow field characteristics of the micro-scale textured bearing surfaces using the lattice Boltzmann method based on the microscopic dynamics of the fluid.
Design/methodology/approach
Considering the inertia effects and the micro-scale effects, the models of a single micro-scale texture unit cell with different shapes and different film thickness ratios are established. The influence of pressure difference between inlet and outlet of the unit cell on flow characteristics is studied.
Findings
The surface pressure distribution, flow patterns and pressure contours in the flow field are obtained. The results reveal that the pressure difference has a significant influence on the characteristics of the micro-textured flow field.
Originality/value
The results have certain guiding significance for further step investigation on microscopic lubrication mechanism of the water-lubricated polymer bearings.
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank the editor and reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of this study by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11672178, Grant No.11802175) and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Grant No. 19511133002).
Citation
Jiao, C., Xu, J., Zou, D., Ta, N. and Rao, Z. (2021), "Flow field characteristics of micro-scale textured surfaces of water-lubricated bearings using lattice Boltzmann method", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 73 No. 5, pp. 736-741. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-02-2021-0056
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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