Study on time-varying mixed lubrication performance of microgroove journal-thrust coupled bearing under water lubrication
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
ISSN: 0036-8792
Article publication date: 9 February 2022
Issue publication date: 2 March 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to numerically investigate the time-varying mixed lubrication performance of microgroove journal-thrust coupled bearing (MJTCB) under nonlinear excitation.
Design/methodology/approach
A three degree of freedom (3-DOF) dynamic model of the rotor coupling with the transient mixed lubrication behavior is established. Based on numerical predictions, the role of the microgroove on the time-varying mixed lubrication performance of MJTCB is identified. The effects of the microgroove depth, microgroove shape and external load on the time-varying mixed lubrication performance of MJTCB are also studied.
Findings
Numerical results show that the effect of the coupling hydrodynamic on the time-varying mixed lubrication performance of the coupled bearing is strengthen with the increasing of microgroove depth. Furthermore, it is found that the optimal microgroove shape for the thrust bearing, arc or rectangle, highly depends on the microgroove depth. Finally, the contact performance of the thrust bearing is slightly affected by the radial external load.
Originality/value
This study is expected to achieve a better understanding of the time-varying mixed lubrication performance of MJTCB under nonlinear excitations.
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Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: National Natural Science Foundation of China (52105052,51975064), the General Projects of Basic Science and Frontier Technology Research of Chongqing (cstc2021jcyj-msxmX1069, cstc2021jcyj-msxmX1056).
Citation
Dai, H., Xiang, G., Wang, J., Guo, J., Wang, C. and Jia, H. (2022), "Study on time-varying mixed lubrication performance of microgroove journal-thrust coupled bearing under water lubrication", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 74 No. 2, pp. 265-273. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-11-2021-0448
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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