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27-Jun-11
equipments where contamination by oil or grease has to be prohibited. Rubber bearings have excellent shock and vibration absorption capacity and are used in hydraulic turbines and pumps. Bimetal and trimetal bearings are used in engine application to reduce the size of the bearing and obtain good compatibility and more load capacity. There are many bearings in several machineries which run at relatively low speeds and high loads. Under these unfavorable conditions, hydrodynamic pressure developed is inadequate to support the load and they operate under either mixed-film or boundary lubricated conditions as depicted in the Stribeck curve shown in Fig Bearings operating in this regime have extensive metal-to-metal contact and partial hydrodynamic lubrication.
Design Procedure:
i) According to the application of journal bearing given, assume values of a) max. bearing pressure (p) ; b) suitable absolute viscosity of oil (Z) ;
c) Minimum value of ;
d) e)
ratio; ratio
ii)
iii)
Find coefficient of friction, = 0.195 x 1010, for a full bearing; [eq: 15.12; Mahadevan, Reddy]
iv) v) vi)
Find heat generated, Hg = W v Find heat dissipated, Hd = If Hg > Hd , we need artificial cooling Hg - Hd = Q = m Cp t watts.