Computational fluid dynamics analysis of a journal bearing with surface texturing

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-107

  Cupillard, Sam ^a   Glavatskih, S ^a   Cervantes, M J ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Friction; Journal bearing; Load carrying capacity; Textured surface

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOAD LIMITS; LUBRICATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TEXTURES;

ECCENTRICITY RATIO; MAXIMUM HYDRODYNAMIC PRESSURE; SURFACE TEXTURE;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

CAVITATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; JOURNAL BEARINGS; LOAD LIMITS; LUBRICATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TEXTURES;

EID: 42949177991     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET319     Document Type: Article

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