Application of computational fluid dynamics and fluid-structure interaction method to the lubrication study of a rotor-bearing system

Tribology Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-336

  Liu, Huiping ^a,b   Xu, Hua ^a   Ellison, Peter J ^b   Jin, Zhongmin ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Dynamic unbalanced response; Elasto hydrodynamic lubrication; Fluid structure interaction; Rotor bearing system

Indexed keywords

BEARING MATERIALS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLEXIBLE BODIES; FLUID FILMS; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERFACES; FUNCTION OF PRESSURE; IMPOSED LOADS; ITERATIVE SOLUTIONS; NODAL FORCE; PHASE CHANGE; ROTOR-BEARING SYSTEM; UNBALANCED LOADING; UNBALANCED LOADS; UNBALANCED RESPONSE;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELASTIC DEFORMATION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FLUIDS; FORECASTING; JOURNAL BEARINGS; LUBRICATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS EQUATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77953683363     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-010-9612-6     Document Type: Article

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