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Effects of new micro-pocketed bore surface topographies on the performance

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Effects of new micro-pocketed bore surface topographies on the
performance behaviours of aerodynamic journal bearing

M. R. Pattnayak, R. K. Pandey, J. K. Dutt

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi, New Delhi – 110016, India.

Corresponding author: mpattnayak01@gmail.com
Co-authors: rajpandey@mech.iitd.ac.in, jkdutt@mech.iitd.ac.in

Abstract
This paper presents the exploration for improving the static and dynamic performance
behaviours of a self-acting rigid gas journal bearing employing some new conceived
micro-depth pocketed surface topographies at the bore. The conceived micro-pockets
comprise of relatively large size rectangular pocket having micro-depth at bearing bore
in the converging zone followed by placing of different designs of sub-pockets at the
trailing edge of previous one in the direction of journal rotation. The form of equation
achieved from Patir and Cheng’s model for the case of hydrodynamic lubrication regime
and the related dynamic pressure equations have been solved using the finite volume
method discretisation scheme followed by the solution of the algebraic equations using
the Gauss-Seidel iterative method. The minimum film thickness, frictional force, side
leakage, bearing dynamic coefficients, effective stiffness, effective damping, and critical
mass parameters have been investigated with each new bore surface topography and
compared with the performances of conventional aerodynamic journal bearing.
Substantial improvements in both static and dynamic performances have been found with
the new micro-pocketed bore surface topographies as compared to conventional one.
Moreover, the established best bore design has produced significant increase (21%) in
minimum film thickness, substantial reduction (12%) in coefficient of friction, and
excellent improvement (170%) in the stability parameter (critical mass) as compared to
the conventional case.

Keywords: Aerodynamic journal bearing; micro-pocketed bore surface topographies;

static performances; dynamic coefficients; dynamic stability;

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