Load Capacity and Losses in the Infinite Slider Bearing with a Transversely Forced-Cooled Lubricant Film

Abstract

An analysis is made of the infinite slider bearing with transverse cooling of the oil film. The results were obtained by numerically solving simultaneously the equations of motion and energy in which the lubricant viscosity depends on temperature. With an adiabatic condition at the runner and a parabolic inlet temperature distribution, the difference between the runner temperature and pad surface temperature for the fully-cooled film depends on the pad temperature, slide speed, and fluid properties. The slider losses and load capacity can be greater or lesser than those predicted by classical solutions based on viscosity at the pad surface temperature though the optimum pivot location for the same film thickness ratio remains unchanged.

Presented as an American Society of Lubrication Engineers paper at the ASME/ASLE Lubrication Conference held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 8–10, 1968.

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Presented as an American Society of Lubrication Engineers paper at the ASME/ASLE Lubrication Conference held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 8–10, 1968.