Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering Vol. 2(3), pp. 94 - 100
DOI: 10.13189/ujme.2014.020303
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Load Carrying Capacity of Adiabatically Lubricated Thrust Bearings with Various Film Profiles


N. Anandan *, P. Sathiamurugan , P. Mathiazhagan
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry,-605014, India

ABSTRACT

The effect of various film profiles on the load carrying capacity of adiabatically lubricated fixed pad thrust bearing is analyzed in this work. One dimensional film thickness profiles such as taper, polynomial, catenoidal, exponential and truncated cycloidal are employed here to predict the load carrying capacity of the fixed pad thrust bearings. Results are computed for various levels of speeds (5m/s, 15m/s, 25m/s) at two levels of viscosity (0.5Pas, 0.05Pas). The shape of the film profile do influence the load carrying capacity of the thrust bearings and the polynomial film thickness profile has the maximum influence when compared to other film profiles.

KEYWORDS
Thrust Bearings, Hydrodynamic Lubrication, Film Thickness Profiles, Adiabatic, Load Carrying Capacity

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] N. Anandan , P. Sathiamurugan , P. Mathiazhagan , "Load Carrying Capacity of Adiabatically Lubricated Thrust Bearings with Various Film Profiles ," Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 94 - 100, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/ujme.2014.020303.

(b). APA Format:
N. Anandan , P. Sathiamurugan , P. Mathiazhagan (2014). Load Carrying Capacity of Adiabatically Lubricated Thrust Bearings with Various Film Profiles . Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2(3), 94 - 100. DOI: 10.13189/ujme.2014.020303.