ISSN:
1619-6937
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Summary The steady state lubrication of two rigid cylindrical rollers under entraining and squeezing motion including cavitation is studied. The lubricant consistencym of the power law fluid is assumed to be pressure and temperature dependent. A numerical solution to the coupled Reynolds' and energy equation for pressure and temperature has been obtained using higher order predictor corrector method. Also several other bearing characteristics such as load, traction ratios, maximum pressure, location of pressure maximum, temperature ratios etc. are calculated and discussed in detail for different values of the power law index including the Newtonian fluid behaviour. A comparison of the present results with those under isothermal condition is also made. It is concluded that the effect of temperature is to shift the position of the pressure peak slightly away from the center line of contact, whereas the trend is opposite for the cavitation points. The variation in consistency is found to be very significant, especially in the pressure peak region.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01376932
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