Theoretical and Experimental Investigation on Air Film Pressure Field Characteristics of Aerostatic Thrust Bearing

This paper studied the air film pressure field (AFPF) characteristics of aerostatic thrust bearing, in which we proposed the measurement equipment for the 2D AFPF and successfully verified the theoretical simulation results. The experimental results agreed well with the theoretical results. However,...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part J, Journal of engineering tribology Journal of engineering tribology, 2022-08, Vol.236 (8), p.1603-1612
Main Authors: Chen, Guoda, Lu, Qi, Ge, Yifan, Zhang, Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerostatics
Mechanical engineering
Orifices
Thrust bearings
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Summary:This paper studied the air film pressure field (AFPF) characteristics of aerostatic thrust bearing, in which we proposed the measurement equipment for the 2D AFPF and successfully verified the theoretical simulation results. The experimental results agreed well with the theoretical results. However, in the area between the distribution circle of orifice to the air film outlet boundary, the experimental air film pressure (AFP) was slightly higher than the theoretical one. While for the area between the distribution circle of orifice and the center of the bearing, it showed the opposite law. Besides, the increase ratio of the AFP was close to that of the external load with its increase.
ISSN:1350-6501
2041-305X
DOI:10.1177/13506501211068942