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TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 522-532Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2006.05.007
Keywords
externally pressurized bearings; spherical bearings; surface roughness; hydrostatic bearings design; inertia effect
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This paper deals with the surface roughness and the predominant centripetal inertia terms due to the shaft rotation of the externally pressurized thrust spherical bearings. The solutions are presented for the fitted type of bearings, un-recessed and recessed hemispherical and partial hemispherical seats, with capillary tube and orifice restrictors. On the basis of the stochastic theory, Reynolds equation is developed. The bearing surfaces are assumed to have randomly distributed roughness. Expressions for the pressure distribution, load carrying capacity, volume flow rate, frictional torque, friction factor, power factor, power losses and stiffness factor are obtained. The paper shows the combined effects of the centripetal inertia and the surface roughness on the bearing performance. An optimum design based on the minimum power losses, minimum flow rate and optimal restrictor dimensions is theoretically examined. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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