Research Article

Optimum Groove Location of Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing Using Genetic Algorithm

Table 8

Conversion of nondimensional results to dimensional ones.

Eccentricity ratioObjective functionOptimum groove locationsPresent nondimensional resultDimensional values

0.5Maximization of flow = 0.968
= 314.392
0.8329 (optimum flow variable)Flow,
Q = 3.271 × 10−5 m3/s
Minimization of friction = 0.492
= 278.95
4.050 (optimum friction variable)Coefficient of Friction, 
= 4.050 × 10−3