Oil Film thickness Indicators for Sleeve‐type Bearings

Abstract

In studies of engines and engine lubricants, it is often desirable to measure clearances between shafts and sleeve—or journal‐type bearings during operation. However, it is usually rather difficult to obtain such measurements without affecting the operation, particularly at high speeds. A method recently developed by M. L. Greenough and associates of the National Bureau of Standards for the Navy Bureau of Ships appears to offer a satisfactory solution of the problem. The heart of the new system is a mutual‐inductance type of electrical distance‐measuring element; variation of the distance of the rotating shaft from two small fixed coils results in a readily measurable variation in the coupling between the coils.

Citation

(1951), "Oil Film thickness Indicators for Sleeve‐type Bearings", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 3 No. 11, pp. 18-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb052135