Combined Influence of Misalignment and Orifice Diameter on the Static Performances of Hydrostatic, Water-Lubricated Journal Bearings

Abstract:

The water-lubricated bearings have gained an increasing focus to overcome the disadvantages of the oil film bearings and gas bearings. In this paper, the influences of orifice diameter in aligned and misaligned conditions on the static performance of two hydrostatic, four-recess, water-lubricated journal bearings used to support a rigid rotor, are investigated. The steady Reynolds equation for the journal bearing for the turbulent bulk flow and the film thickness expression considering tilting angles are used and numerically solved by finite difference method. Results demonstrate that the static performances, such as the quality, power loss and temperature rise are affected by the tilting angles, orifice diameter to some degree.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 607)
• Pages: 608-611
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.607.608
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Hui Hui Feng*, Chun Dong Xu, Feng Feng Wang
• Keywords: Misalignment, Orifice Diameter, Static Performance, Water-Lubricated Bearings

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