A thermohydrodynamic analysis of foil journal bearings

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2006

Abstract

A thermohydrodynamic model is developed for predicting the three-dimensional (3D) temperature field in an air-lubricated, compliant foil journal bearing. The model accounts for the compressibility and the viscosity-temperature characteristic of air and the compliance of the bearing surface. The results of numerical solutions are compared to published experimental measurements and reasonable agreement has been attained. Parametric studies covering a fairly wide range of operating speeds and load conditions were carried out to illustrate the usefulness of the model in terms of predicting the thermal performance of foil journal bearings. Copyright © 2006 by ASME.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Journal of Tribology

First Page

534

Last Page

541

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