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Publication date: 1 February 2013

Jaw‐Ren Lin and Tsu‐Liang Chou

The purpose of this paper is to provide more information for fluid‐film bearing selection and designing. The present paper is mainly concerned with the dynamic characteristics of…

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide more information for fluid‐film bearing selection and designing. The present paper is mainly concerned with the dynamic characteristics of a wide composite slider bearing lubricated with non‐Newtonian couple stress fluids.

Design/methodology/approach

Taking into account the non‐Newtonian couple stress effects resulting from a Newtonian lubricant blended with additives, the non‐Newtonian dynamic coefficients are obtained for composite slider bearings.

Findings

Comparing with the non‐Newtonian inclined‐plane bearing, the non‐Newtonian composite bearing provides an improvement in the dynamic stiffness and damping coefficients; better bearing characteristics are achieved for the non‐Newtonian composite bearing under specific length‐ratio parameters.

Originality/value

The paper includes a numerical example to provide guidance for non‐Newtonian composite slider bearings.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 65 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 3 October 2019

Kasra Ayoubi Ayoubloo, Mohammad Ghalambaz, Taher Armaghani, Aminreza Noghrehabadi and Ali J. Chamkha

This paper aims to theoritically investigate the free convection flow and heat transfer of a non-Newtonian fluid with pseudoplastic behavior in a cylindrical vertical cavity…

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Purpose

This paper aims to theoritically investigate the free convection flow and heat transfer of a non-Newtonian fluid with pseudoplastic behavior in a cylindrical vertical cavity partially filled with a layer of a porous medium.

Design/methodology/approach

The non-Newtonian behavior of the pseudoplastic liquid is described by using a power-law non-Newtonian model. There is a temperature difference between the internal and external cylinders. The porous layer is attached to the internal cylinder and has a thickness of D. Upper and lower walls of the cavity are well insulated. The governing equations are transformed into a non-dimensional form to generalize the solution. The finite element method is used to solve the governing equations numerically. The results are compared with the literature results in several cases and found in good agreement.

Findings

The influence of the thickness of the porous layer, Rayleigh number and non-Newtonian index on the heat transfer behavior of a non-Newtonian pseudoplastic fluid is addressed. The increase of pseudoplastic behavior and increase of the thickness of the porous layer enhances the heat transfer. By increase of the porous layer from 0.6 to 0.8, the average Nusselt number increased from 0.15 to 0.25. The increase of non-Newtonian effects (decrease of the non-Newtonian power-law index) enhances the heat transfer rate.

Originality/value

The free convection behavior of a pseudoplastic-non-Newtonian fluid in a cylindrical enclosure partially filled by a layer of a porous medium is addressed for the first time.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 30 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Publication date: 11 January 2021

Ailian Chang, HongGuang Sun, K. Vafai and Erfan Kosari

This paper aims to use a fractional constitutive model with a nonlocal velocity gradient for replacing the nonlinear constitutive model to characterize its complex rheological…

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Purpose

This paper aims to use a fractional constitutive model with a nonlocal velocity gradient for replacing the nonlinear constitutive model to characterize its complex rheological behavior, where non-linear characteristics exist, for example, the inherent viscous behavior of the crude oil. The feasibility and flexibility of the fractional model are tested via a case study of non-Newtonian fluid. The finite element method is non-Newtonian used to numerically solve both momentum equation and energy equation to describe the fluid flow and convection heat transfer process.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper provides a comprehensive theoretical and numerical study of flow and heat transfer of non-Newtonian fluids in a pipe based on the fractional constitutive model. Contrary to fractional order a, the rheological property of non-Newtonian fluid changes from shear-thinning to shear-thickening with the increase of power-law index n, therefore the flow and heat transfer are hindered to some extent.

Findings

This paper discusses two dimensionless parameters on flow regime and thermal patterns, including Reynolds number (Re) and Nusselt number (Nu) in evaluating the flow rate and heat transfer rate. Analysis results show that the viscosity of the non-Newtonian fluid decreases with the rheological index (order α) increasing. While large fractional (order α) corresponds to the enhancement of heat transfer capacity.

Research limitations/implications

First, it is observed that the increase of the Re results in an increase of the local Nusselt number (Nul). It means the heat transfer enhancement ratio increases with Re. Meanwhile, the increasement of the Nul indicating the enhancement in the heat transfer coefficient, produces a higher speed flow of crude oil.

Originality/value

This study presents a new numerical investigation on characteristics of steady-state pipe flow and forced convection heat transfer by using a fractional constitutive model. The influences of various non-dimensional characteristic parameters of fluid on the velocity and temperature fields are analyzed in detail.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 31 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 8 April 2014

Cheng-Hsing Hsu, Jaw-Ren Lin, Lian-Jong Mou and Chia-Chuan Kuo

– The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical study of non-Newtonian effects in conical squeeze-film plates that is based on the Rabinowitsch fluid model.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical study of non-Newtonian effects in conical squeeze-film plates that is based on the Rabinowitsch fluid model.

Design/methodology/approach

A non-linear, modified Reynolds equation accounting for the non-Newtonian properties following the cubic stress law equation is derived. Through a small perturbation method, first-order closed-form solutions are obtained.

Findings

It is found that the non-Newtonian properties of dilatant fluids increase the load capacity and lengthen the response time as compared to the case using a Newtonian lubricant; however, the non-Newtonian behaviors of pseudoplastic lubricants result in reverse influences.

Originality/value

Numerical tables for squeeze-film loads of conical plates are also provided for engineering applications.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 66 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 16 September 2013

Jaw-Ren Lin, Rong-Fang Lu, Li-Ming Chu and Chi-Ren Hung

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of non-Newtonian rheology on the dynamic characteristics of a secant-shaped couple-stress lubricated slider bearing.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of non-Newtonian rheology on the dynamic characteristics of a secant-shaped couple-stress lubricated slider bearing.

Design/methodology/approach

By applying the linear dynamic theory to the film force equation, a closed-form solution of the stiffness and damping coefficients is obtained for the secant-shaped bearing taking into account the non-Newtonian effects of Stokes couple stress fluids.

Findings

Comparing with the secant-shaped Newtonian-lubricant bearing, the effects of non-Newtonian couple stresses provide an apparent improvement in the dynamic stiffness and damping characteristics, especially for the secant-shaped slider bearing operating at lower squeezing-film heights and with larger non-Newtonian couple stress parameters.

Originality/value

Comparing with those of the inclined plane-shaped non-Newtonian slider bearings, better dynamic stiffness and damping performances are provided for the secant-shaped non-Newtonian slider bearing designed at larger values of the shoulder parameters. The advantages of secant-shaped slider-bearing types provide engineers useful information in bearing selection and engineering application.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 65 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 4 March 2014

H.C. Garg and Vijay Kumar

The changing technological scenario necessitated hybrid journal bearings to operate under severe conditions of heavy load and high speed resulting into temperature rise of the…

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Purpose

The changing technological scenario necessitated hybrid journal bearings to operate under severe conditions of heavy load and high speed resulting into temperature rise of the lubricant fluid-film and bearing surface. To predict the performance of a bearing realistically, theoretical model must consider the combined influence of the rise of temperature and non-Newtonian behavior of the lubricant. The aim of the present paper is to study the effect of viscosity variation due to temperature rise and non-Newtonian behavior of the lubricant on performance of constant flow valve compensated multiple hole-entry hybrid journal bearings.

Design/methodology/approach

Finite element method has been used to solve Reynolds equation along with restrictor flow equation, 3D energy equation and 3D conduction equation using suitable iterative technique. The non-Newtonian lubricant has been assumed to follow cubic shear stress law.

Findings

The thermohydrostatic rheological performances of symmetric and asymmetric hole-entry hybrid journal bearing configurations are studied. The computed results illustrate that variation of viscosity due to rise in temperature and non-Newtonian behavior of the lubricant affects the performance of hole-entry hybrid journal bearing system quite significantly.

Originality/value

In the present work, the influences of the viscosity variation due to temperature rise and non-Newtonian behavior of the lubricant on the performance characteristics of non-recessed hole-entry hybrid journal bearing with symmetric and asymmetric configurations compensated with constant flow valve restrictors have been investigated for generating the design data to be used by bearing designer. The design data computed in the present thesis are a contribution in field of knowledge of bearing design.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 66 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 9 August 2013

H.C. Garg and Vijay Kumar

This paper aims to investigate the effect of plugging of holes on the static performance characteristics of a constant flow valve compensated hole‐entry hybrid journal bearing…

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Purpose

This paper aims to investigate the effect of plugging of holes on the static performance characteristics of a constant flow valve compensated hole‐entry hybrid journal bearing system operating with Newtonian and non‐Newtonian lubricants. The analysis considers the generalized Reynolds equation governing the flow of lubricant having variable viscosity in the clearance space and equation of flow of lubricant through constant flow valve restrictor. The non‐Newtonian lubricant is assumed to follow the power law. The performance characteristics are computed for the two values of power law index (n=1.0 and 0.566). The computed results indicate that the blockage of holes during operation will not be the likely causes for the imminent failure of a well‐designed non‐recessed hole‐entry hybrid journal bearing.

Design/methodology/approach

Finite element method has been used to solve generalized Reynolds equation governing the flow of lubricant having variable viscosity in the clearance space and equation of flow of lubricant through constant flow valve restrictor.

Findings

The computed results indicate that the blockage of holes during operation will not be the likely causes for the imminent failure of a well‐designed non‐recessed hole‐entry hybrid journal bearing. The bearing configuration with plugged holes provides sufficient fluid film thickness and low power requirement as less lubricant is required to be pumped in the bearing.

Originality/value

To the best of the author's knowledge, no study which considers the influence of plugging of holes on the static performance characteristics of a constant flow valve compensated hole‐entry hybrid journal bearing system operating with Newtonian and non‐Newtonian lubricant is yet available in the literature.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 65 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 9 August 2013

Jaw‐Ren Lin, Chi‐Ren Hung, Li‐Ming Chu, Wei‐Liang Liaw and Ping‐Hui Lee

In the present paper, the authors aim to analyze the non‐Newtonian effects of Rabinowitsch fluids on the squeeze film performances between wide parallel rectangular plates.

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Purpose

In the present paper, the authors aim to analyze the non‐Newtonian effects of Rabinowitsch fluids on the squeeze film performances between wide parallel rectangular plates.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on the cubic‐stress equation model, a nonlinear squeeze‐film Reynolds‐type equation has been derived. By using a small perturbation method, a closed‐form solution of the squeeze film characteristics is derived for the parallel plates considering the non‐Newtonian effects of cubic stresses.

Findings

Comparing with the Newtonian‐lubricant parallel plates, the effects of non‐Newtonian cubic‐stress flow rheology provide significant influences upon the squeeze film characteristics.

Originality/value

It is shown that the non‐Newtonian pseudoplastic behavior reduces the load capacity and the response time; however, the effects of non‐Newtonian dilatant lubricant provide an increase in the load‐carrying capacity and therefore lengthen the response time of parallel squeeze‐film plates.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 65 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 4 February 2014

Hem Chander Garg and Vijay Kumar

The slot-entry hybrid journal bearings have been successfully used in various engineering applications because of their good performance over wide range of speed and load, besides…

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Purpose

The slot-entry hybrid journal bearings have been successfully used in various engineering applications because of their good performance over wide range of speed and load, besides their relative simplicity in manufacturing. Most of the research work pertaining to non-recessed journal bearing assumes standard symmetric and asymmetric configurations. However, many more configurations are possible by changing the position of slot which may improve the performance of the slot-entry journal bearing. In the present work study of static performance characteristics of slot-entry journal bearing of different configuration has been carried out. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach

FEM has been used to solve the Reynolds equation governing the flow of lubricant in the bearing clearance space along with the restrictor flow equation. The non-Newtonian lubricant has been assumed to follow the cubic shear stress law. The performance characteristics of slot-entry hybrid journal bearings are computed by developing a computer program.

Findings

The simulated results of bearing characteristics parameters in terms of minimum fluid-film thickness and bearing flow have been presented for the wide range of various values of non-linearity factor and external load. It is found that there is an increase in the oil requirement for slot-entry hybrid journal bearing with the specified operating and geometric parameters, when the viscosity of the lubricant decreases due to the non-Newtonian behavior of the lubricant. The effect of the decrease in the viscosity of the lubricant due to non-Newtonian behavior of the lubricant diminishes the attitude angle. The computed performance characteristics are helpful for the bearing designer while choosing a particular configuration of bearing.

Research limitations/implications

The performance characteristics have been computed by considering the non-Newtonian lubricants. The thermal effects have been ignored in the analysis so as to obviate the mathematical complexity.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 66 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 1 September 2006

Jaw‐Ren Lin, Tsu‐Liang Chou and Ming‐Hsiung Ho

On the basis of the power‐law fluid model, the rheological effects of an isothermal incompressible non‐Newtonian laminar lubricating film on the steady and dynamic characteristics…

Abstract

Purpose

On the basis of the power‐law fluid model, the rheological effects of an isothermal incompressible non‐Newtonian laminar lubricating film on the steady and dynamic characteristics of finite slider bearings are presented in the absence of fluid inertia and cavitation.

Design/methodology/approach

To account for the motion that the pad undergoes prescribed small‐amplitude oscillations in a direction perpendicular to itself, the non‐Newtonian dynamic Reynolds equation including the squeezing‐action effect is obtained. Both the steady pressure and the perturbed pressure are numerically solved and used to evaluate the steady‐state performance and dynamic characteristics.

Findings

According to the results, higher steady load‐carrying capacity, dynamic stiffness and damping coefficients are predicted for the finite bearing with small wedge parameter and high viscosity‐shear rate index. In addition, the effects of non‐Newtonian power‐law lubricants on the bearing characteristics are more pronounced when the bearing width becomes large.

Originality/value

The paper provides useful information on the dynamic characteristics of finite bearings lubricated by a non‐Newtonian power‐law fluid.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 58 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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