DOI https://doi.org/10.9725/kts.2020.36.1.27
자려 평형 틸팅 패드 스러스트 베어링의 정렬불량에 따른 베어링 특성에 관한 실험적 연구
송애희1ㆍ조현준1ㆍ최성필1†ㆍ김선진2
1
(주)터보링크 기술연구소 연구원
2
부경대학교 기계설계공학과 교수
Experimental Study on the Characteristics of Misaligned Self-equalizing Tilting Pad Thrust Bearing
AeHee Song
1, HyunJun Jo
1, SeongPil Choi
1†and SeonJin Kim
21
Researcher, R&D Center, Turbolink, Co. Ltd
2
Proferssor, Dept. of Mechanical Design Engineering, Pukyong National University (Received November 2, 2019; Revised December 16, 2019; Accepted January 14, 2020)
Abstract − Self-equalizing tilting pad thrust bearings are usually employed in turbomachines to achieve high sta- bility and reliability. A tilting pad bearing can incorporate self-equalizing links to handle the misalignment between the bearing and the thrust collar. In this popular design method, the pads sit on the upper-level plates and the lower- level plates stay on the retainer base. With misalignment, the pads that are heavily loaded are pushed down. Con- sequently, the link pushes up the pads on the opposite side, keeping the bearing surface parallel to the thrust collar surface. The self-equalizing link is used to handle the misalignment from the thermal and mechanical effects. In this study, the experimental investigation deals with the performance of self-equalizing tilting pad thrust bearings. The test rig for evaluating the performance of bearing is developed which can control the misalignment angle. Simul- taneous measurements are taken for the force acting on each pad. Pad metal temperature and oil film thickness are functions of the shaft speed, bearing load, misalignment angle, and design of leveling plates. The effect of mis- alignment on bearing performance is discussed. The results demonstrate that the load on each pad depends on the test conditions(especially misalignment angle), and the load influences the performance of bearings.
Keywords − self-equalizing(자동 정렬), tilting pad thrust bearing(틸팅 패드 스러스트 베어링), misalignment(정 렬불량), unit load(면압), temperature(온도), oil film thickness(유막 두께)
1. 서 론
틸팅 패드 스러스트 베어링(tilting pad thrust bearing) 은 고속/고하중 하에서 충분한 하중 지지 능력을 갖는 것
으로 알려져 있어 높은 신뢰성을 요구하는 회전 기계에 주로 적용되며, 피봇(pivot)으로 지지되어 있는 분할된 패 드(pad)가 기울어지면서 축 방향 하중을 지지할 수 있는 최적의 유막(oil film)을 생성한다.
이러한 스러스트 베어링의 특성 및 성능을 정확하게 평 가하는 것은 중요하며, 이에 대한 다양한 연구가 수행되 었다. Abhijeet 등[1]은 단일 패드에서 발생하는 압력과 온도를 효과적으로 측정하는 방법을 제시하였으며, Joseph
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