Avaliação de mancais hidrodinâmicos com descontinuidades geométricas / Evaluation of hydrodynamic bearings with geometric discontinuities

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

16/02/2011

RESUMO

Hydrodynamic bearings are widely used in rotating machines, being the element responsible for the interaction between the rotor and the supporting structure. Therefore, in order to describe the dynamic behavior of the rotating shafts, it is necessary to know the journal bearings characteristics. For this reason, the purpose of this work is to analyze the dynamic and operational characteristics of different configurations of radial hydrodynamic bearings. The objective of this project is to develop and implement a consistent mathematical representation for the model of the hydrodynamic bearing through the Reynolds equation and thereby obtain the pressure distribution in the bearing, as well as the dynamic coefficients, in order to evaluate the performance of different geometries in severe conditions, high speeds and high-applied load. A numerical model for the solution of Reynolds equation, with help from the Bernoulli equation, obtains the pressure field generated inside the oil film. For the dynamic coefficients, they are obtained from a similar concept to the spring-damper, in order to represent the inherent flexibility and damping of the oil film. The numerical approach used in this study is done using the finite volume method. The choice of this method was made due to their widespread use in the numerical simulation of phenomena of fluid dynamics and heat transfer. The work presents an analysis for three different geometries of bearings: a cylindrical, an elliptical and a three-lobe. In addition to the different geometries, the project also proposes a study on the effect of some geometric discontinuities in the behavior of the bearings. The discontinuities were introduced in the form of axial grooves, and its effect is then compared with the performance of bearings without these grooves

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lubrificação hidrodinâmica mancais método dos volumes finitos lubrification hydrodynamic bearings finite volume method

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