Non‐linear solution of Reynolds equation for thermo‐elastohydrodynamic analysis of thrust pad bearing
Abstract
The treatment of Reynolds equation when the film thickness is unknown and the center of pressure is known, together with the energy and the bending equation, allows a realistic simulation of the performance of large thrust bearing. In a spring‐supported thrust‐pad bearing the distortion caused by the generated pressure thermal gradient yields a surface profile of opposite shapes. The thermoelastic analysis performed here makes it possible to determine the resultant film shape of the thrust pad.
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Citation
Sinha, A.N., Athre, K. and Biswas, S. (2001), "Non‐linear solution of Reynolds equation for thermo‐elastohydrodynamic analysis of thrust pad bearing", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 53 No. 5, pp. 202-210. https://doi.org/10.1108/00368790110403260
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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