Research Article

Journal Bearings Lubrication Aspect Analysis Using Non-Newtonian Fluids

Table 1

Technical data used for the numerical simulation.

Journal bearing length = 10−1 m
Shaft radius = 0.05 m
External bearing radius = 10−1 m
Radial clearance = 10−4 m
Ambient temperature = 40°C
Initial temperature of lubrication = 36.8°C
Coefficient of (15) = 0.0323 Pa·s
Coefficient of (15) = 0.037°C−1
Initial pressure of lubrication Pa = 70.103 Pa
Lubricant density = 860 kg/m3
Lubricant specific heat = 2000 J/kg·K
Bearing thermal conductivity = 50.84 W/m·K
Shaft thermal conductivity = 52.0 W/m·K
Film thermal conductivity = 0.13 W/m·K
Bearing convective heat transfer coefficient = 80 W/m²·K
Shaft convective heat transfer coefficient = 100 W/m²·K
Revolution speed = 2000 rev./min