Performance Analysis of Thermal and Surface Roughness Effect of Slider Bearings with Unsteady Fluid Film Lubricant Using Finite Element Method

Algorithm 1

General steps to solve the governing equation.

Step 1. Initialization.

   i. Input the constant data value:

   ii. Fix all boundary conditions for

   iii. Fix fictitious values for over the entire grid points

Step 2. Calculate using Eq. (41) or (42).

Step 3. Calculate using , , and and Eq. (43).

Step 4. Calculate using , and and Eq. (44).

Step 5. Calculate using , , and and Eq. (45).

Step 6. Test the convergence rate.

Step 7. Repeat steps 2-6 till convergence is obtained for all spatial variables.

Step 8. Calculate load carrying capacity performance and friction force using Eq. (33).