DOI https://doi.org/10.9725/kts.2019.35.6.376
미세 그루브가 있는 무한폭 Slider 베어링의 윤활해석:
제1보 - 그루브 위치의 영향
박태조1†ㆍ장인규2
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경상대학교 기계공학부 · 공학연구원
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경상대학교 기계항공정보융합공학부 학부생
Lubrication Analysis of Infinite Width Slider Bearing with a Micro-Groove: Part 1 - Effect of Groove Position
TaeJo Park
1†and InGyu Jang
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School of Mechanical Engineering, ERI, Gyeongsang National University
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Under-Graduate School, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University (Received November 19, 2019 ; Revised December 5, 2019 ; Accepted December 6, 2019)
Abstract − Surface texturing is widely applied to reduce friction and improve the reliability of machine elements.
Despite extensive theoretical studies to date, most research has been limited to parallel thrust bearings, mechanical face seals, piston rings, etc. However, most sliding bearings have a convergent film shape in the sliding direction and the hydrodynamic pressure is mainly generated by the wedge action. The results of surface texturing on inclined slider bearings are largely insufficient. This paper is the first part of a recent study focusing on the effect of the groove position on the lubrication performances of inclined slider bearings. We model a slider bearing with one rectangular groove on a fixed pad and analyze the continuity and Navier–Stokes equations using a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code, FLUENT. The results show that the film convergence ratio and the groove position have a significant influence on the pressure and velocity distributions. There are groove positions to maximize the supporting load with the film convergence ratio and the groove reduces the frictional force acting on the slider. Therefore, the proper groove position not only improves the load-carrying capacity of the slider bear- ings but also reduces its frictional loss. The present results apply to various surface-textured sliding bearings and can lead to further studies.
Keywords − slider bearing(슬라이더 베어링), surface texturing(표면조직가공), Navier–Stokes equation(나비 에-스톡스 방정식), hydrodynamic lubrication(유체윤활), numerical analysis(수치해석)
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