Journal
WEAR
Volume 502, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2022.204379
Keywords
Wear optimization; Water-lubricated journal bearing; Profile modification; Fluid-solid-heat
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [52105052, 51975064]
- General Projects of Basic Science and Frontier Technology Research of Chongqing [cstc2021jcyj-msxmX1069, cstc2021jcyj-msxmX1056]
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A surface profile modification method is proposed to improve the WAC performance of water-lubricated bearings under fluid-solid-thermal coupling condition. Numerical calculations demonstrate the effectiveness of the method in decreasing wear depth and asperity contact force. The optimal modification width and depth are determined, and parametric studies reveal the method's effectiveness is closely related to design parameters and operating conditions. Generally, a large modification depth is not recommended.
In this study, a surface profile modification method is proposed to improve the transient Wear and Asperity Contact (WAC) performance of the water-lubricated bearing under fluid-solid-thermal coupling condition. The validated numerical model is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed profile modification method. Based on numerical calculations, it is found that the profile modification method has the potential to decrease the edge wear depth and averaged asperity contact force of water-lubricated bearings, and the optimal modification width and depth are numerically determined. Numerical results indicate that a slight increase in the wear depth of the middle part of the bearing is observed if the profile modification method is employed. Furthermore, a group of parametric studies are carried out to assess the effectiveness of the profile modification method within a wide range of design parameters and operating conditions, including radial clearance, surface roughness, external load and rotational speed. Numerical results reveal that the effectiveness of the profile modification method is closely related to the design parameters and operating conditions. Generally, a relatively large profile modification depth may not be recommended.
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