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Nomenclature
C
e
FX, FY
Fluid film reaction forces along X,Y axes, F = FX2 + FY2 = Fr2 + Fr2 [N]
Fluid film reaction forces along r,t axes [N]
C +e cos = C + eX cos + eY sin. Film thickness [m], H=h/C
Bookers journal bearing integral
Fr, Ft
h
J i j ,k
L
P
Pamb
Qz
RB , RJ=R
S
t
VX, VY
Vr, Vt
VS
W
(X,Y) & (r,t)
=x/R, y, z
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For incompressible and isoviscous fluids, and in terms of the pure squeeze velocity VS,
Reynolds equation for generation of the hydrodynamic pressure P is
1 h3 P h3 P
(4.1)
(4.2)
e
VS2 = e 2 + e 2 ; tan( ) =
e
2
Recall that (e) is the journal center eccentricity, is the journal rotational speed, e = Vr is
the journal radial velocity, and e =Vt is the journal tangential velocity.
2
OJ
Vs
X
Figure 4.1. Pure squeeze film velocity in rotating
coordinate system
The boundary conditions for the pressure field P in a plain cylindrical journal bearing are:
a) The hydrodynamic pressure and its gradients are continuous and single valued in the
circumferential direction, i.e.
P ( , z , t ) = P ( + 2 , z , t )
(4.3)
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L
L
P , , t = P , , t = Pa
2
2
(4.4)
c) and as a constraint, the pressure is always equal or larger than the liquid cavitation
pressure,
P( , z, t ) Pcav
(4.5)
More physically sound and appropriate boundary conditions at the onset of the lubricant
cavitation region are given later (see Notes 6). Boundary conditions at the film
reformation boundary follow later.
An analytical solution to equation (4.1) for arbitrary geometry cylindrical bearings is
unknown. Most frequently, numerical methods are employed to solve Reynolds equation
and then to obtain the performance characteristics of bearing configurations of particular
interest.
The bearing performance characteristics as a function of the applied external load are the
journal eccentricity and attitude angle, bearing flow rate, drag power loss or friction
coefficient, (temperature rise), and the dynamic force coefficients (stiffness and damping)
at the operating rotational speed .
There are analytical solutions to Reynolds equation applicable to two limiting geometries
of journal bearings. These are known as the infinitely long and infinitely short length
journal bearing models.
L
bearing
journal
Pressure field
Figure 4.2. The long bearing model
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1 h3 P
= V S cos( + )
R 2 12
(4.6)
The long bearing model gives accurate results for journal bearings with slenderness ratios
(L/D) > 2. Most modern bearings in high performance turbomachinery applications have
a small L/D ratio, rarely exceeding one. Thus, the infinitely long journal bearing model is
of limited current interest.
This is not the case for squeeze film dampers (SFDs), however. The long bearing model
provides a very good approximation for tightly sealed dampers even for small L/D ratios.
Another application is long bearings supporting ship propellers, for example.
h3 P
= VS cos( + )
z 12 z
(4.7)
The short length bearing model provides (surprisingly) accurate results for plain
cylindrical bearings of slenderness ratios L/D 0.50 and for small to moderate values of
the journal eccentricity, e 0.75 C. The short length bearing model is widely used for
quick estimations of journal bearing static and dynamic force performance
characteristics.
L
bearing
journal
L/D << 1
dP/d 0
Mx =
Axial pressure
field
U
h = R h (4.8)
2
2
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h3 P
= VS z cos( + )
12 z
(4.9)
Note that at the bearing middle plane, z=0, the flow rate is nil. Further integration of
Equation (4.9) and applying the ambient pressure boundary condition at the bearing sides
leads to the following parabolic pressure field,
2
6 VS cos( + ) 2 L
P( , z , t ) Pa =
z
C3
H3
2
or
(4.10)
6 e cos + e sin
2 L 2
2
P( , z , t ) Pa =
z
C3
H3
2
with
H=
h
= 1 + cos
C
(4.11)
P( , z = 0, t ) = Pa
6 VS cos( + ) L2
4
h3
(4.12)
In the short length bearing model, the circumferential coordinate () and the time (t) are
not variables but parameters. Consequently, imposing pressure boundary conditions in
the circumferential direction is not possible. Fortunately, Eqn. (4.10) shows the
hydrodynamic pressure is continuous and single valued in the circumferential direction
No lubricant cavitation will ever occur within the bearing if the magnitude of the side
(exit or discharge) pressures Pa is well above the liquid cavitation pressure. However, if
Pa is low, typically ambient at 14.7 psi (1 bar), it is almost certain that the bearing will
show either liquid or gas cavitation, and under dynamic load conditions, air entrainment
(ingestion and entrapment). The cavitation model in the short length bearing model sets
Pa=0 and disregards any predicted negative pressures, it just equates them to zero. This
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chop procedure although not theoretically justified seems to grasp with some degree of
accuracy the physics of the thin film flow.
Hence, if Pa = 0, and from Eqn. (4.12), the pressure field is positive, P>0, when
cos(+) < 0
(4.13)
3
2
= 1 2 =
(4.14)
That is, regardless of the type of journal motion, the region of positive pressure has an
extent of (180) and it is centered (or aligned) with the pure squeeze vector (VS). This
important observation is the basis for the infamous film cavitation model widely used
in the engineering literature.
The study of a few simple cases for journal off centered motions (e>0) is of interest.
Recall from Eqn. (4.2)
VS = e 2 + e 2 ;
2
e
2
tan( ) =
e
1)
2)
while = , if e < 0, Vs = | e |
to 2 =
(4.2)
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if > 0, Vs = e ,
2
And P > 0 from 1 = to 2 = 2 .
Then =
Figure 4.4 depicts predicted centerline(at z=0) pressure profiles for a short length journal
bearing with the following dimensions and operating characteristics. Length L=50 mm;
clearance, C=100 m, rotational speed at 3,000 rpm (=314 rad/s), and lubricant
viscosity =19 centipoise (19 10-3 N.s/m2). The oil is an ISO VG 22 lubricant with a
specific gravity of 0.86.
Note that the midplane pressure field P in Eqn (4.12) does NOT show the bearing radius
or diameter in it.
The results shown correspond to three journal eccentricity ratios =e/C, equal to 25%,
50% and 75% of the radial clearance (C). The operating conditions are
spinning
motion,
a) Journal
Maximum VS = C=0.016 m/s
(=314.2
rad/s),
e = 0, = 0 ,
The graphs show the regions for positive pressure (P>0) for each particular case of
journal motion. The hydrodynamic pressure increases rapidly as the journal eccentricity e
increases and as the whirl orbit radius e increase. Note that circular whirl without journal
spinning produces pressure magnitudes twice as large as for the case of steady journal
rotation without journal whirling. Note also that the pressure regions in the two cases are
shifted by 180. It is noteworthy to show that pure squeeze film motions ( e >0) generate
pressures much larger than those due to the other two type of motions, since the squeeze
film velocity (VS) is larger.
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Pressure [bars]
150
100
= 0.016
C. d dt = 0
50
de dt = 0
0
100
200
300
= 0.019
e/C=0.25
e/C=0.50
e/C=0.75
rpm = 3 . 10
300
Pressure [bars]
L = 0.05 C = 1 . 10
200
=0
C. d dt = 0.031
100
de dt = 0
0
100
200
300
= 0.019
e/C=0.25
e/C=0.50
e/C=0.75
rpm = 3 . 10
1000
Pressure [bars]
L = 0.05 C = 1 . 10
500
C. d
=0
dt = 0
de dt = 0.016
0
100
200
e/C=0.25
e/C=0.50
e/C=0.75
300
L = 0.05 C = 1 . 10
= 0.019
rpm = 3 . 10
Figure 4.4. Centerline pressure profile for short length bearing. Journal motions
are (a) pure spinning, (b) circular whirl, (c) pure radial squeeze motions
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sin
t
0 1
(4.15)
3
. Note that if the lubricant does not cavitate, then
2
2
1=0, 2=2. Substitution of the pressure field, Eqn. (4.10) into the expression above,
gives, for Pa = 0,
where 1 =
; 2 =
Fr 12 VS R
F =
C3
t
cos( + )
H3
cos
sin d
L 2
Fr
VS R L
F =
C3
t
cos( + )
H3
2 L2
z dz
4
cos
sin d
(4.16a)
(4.16b)
typically a reaction type, i.e. it balances an applied external force or load that acts on the
journal. This external load is a fraction of the rotor weight. Recall that rotors are
supported on a pair of bearings, in general.
J i jk =
sin k ( ) cos j ( )
d
Hi
(4.17)
and provides recursive analytical formulas for their evaluation. Using the definition
above, the fluid film reaction forces become
Fr
VS R L3
=
F
C3
t
J 302
11
J3
J 311 cos
J 320 sin
(4.18a)
1 Booker, J. F., 1965, A Table of the Journal Bearing Integral, ASME Journal of Basic Engineering, pp. 533-535.
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e
J 311
20 e
J3
2
Fr
R L3 J 302
=
F
C 3 J 311
t
(4.18b)
Note that the fluid film forces are proportional to the journal center translation velocities
Vr = e, Vt = e as well as the journal rotational speed . The reaction forces depend
linearly on the lubricant viscosity (), the bearing radius R; growing very rapidly with the
ratio (L/C)3.
The linear transformation between the (r, t) and (X,Y) coordinate systems gives a
relationship for the evaluation of the fluid film forces (FX, FY) in the Cartesian coordinate
system
FX cos
FY = sin
sin Fr
cos Ft
(4.19)
(4.20)
Fr
R L3 J 311 e
F = +
C 3 J 320 2
t
(4.21)
Using the formulas from Bookers Journal Bearing Integral Tables, and after some
algebraic manipulations,
2
1
J 311 = J 310 + J 210 =
2
1 2
(4.22a)
1
J 320 = 2 1 2 J 300 + 2 J 200 J 100 =
2 1 2
{(
32
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(4.22b)
10
Static load
W
Journal
Rotation
bearing
t
Y
-Fr
Ft
fluid
film
Rotor
(journal)
Hence, the radial and tangential fluid film forces for the short length bearing are
Fr =
Ft = +
R L3
C2
R L3
C2
(1 )
2 2
4 1 2
(4.23)
3 2
Note that the bearing reaction force is proportional to the journal speed , the lubricant
viscosity , and the bearing radius R. The forces are strong nonlinear functions of the
bearing length L and the radial clearance C, i.e. ~ L3/C2.
The fluid film bearing reaction force balances the applied external load W. Thus,
W = Fr2 + Ft 2
12
L
= R L
C 4
(
)
16 2 + 2 1 2
(1
2 2
(4.24)
and the journal attitude angle (angle between the load and the journal eccentricity
vector e) is
Ft (1 2 )
=
tang =
Fr
4
(4.25)
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N LD R
(4.26)
where N =(/2) is the rotational speed in revolutions/s. In Eqn. (4.26), the ratio
(W/LD), load divided by the bearing projected area, is known as the bearing specific
load or specific pressure. Various journal bearing configurations are rated by their peak
specific pressure, for example, up to 300 psi for tilting pad bearings and ~1,000 psi for a
cylindrical journal bearing. The specific pressure is a relatively good indicator of the
maximum (peak) film pressure within the thin film bearing.
In short length journal bearings, a modified Sommerfeld number ) is more physically
adequate. The parameter is defined as
= S (L D ) =
2
LR L
4W
(4.27)
Substitution of Eqn. (4.24) into Eqn. (4.27) relates to the equilibrium journal
eccentricity , i.e.
LR L
4W
= =
C
(1 )
{16 + (1 )}
2
(4.28)
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Small Sommerfeld numbers (large load W, low speed , or low lubricant viscosity )
determine large journal eccentricities, i.e. 1.0, 0 (0). Note that the journal
eccentricity vector e is nearly parallel to or aligned with the applied load W.
Sommerfeld number
* 10
0.1
0.01
High speed
Low load
Large viscosity
Low speed
Large load
Low viscosity
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LR L
4W
13
Attitude angle
90
* 80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
High speed
Low load
Large viscosity
Low speed
Large load
Low viscosity
Figure 4.7. Equilibrium attitude angle versus journal eccentricity . Short length
journal bearing
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Figure 4.8 shows the locus of journal center displacement or journal eccentricity within
the bearing clearance for various operating conditions. The journal eccentricity (e)
approaches the clearance (C) for operation with either large loads, or low rotor speeds, or
light lubricant viscosity, and it is aligned with the load vector. For either small loads, or
high shaft speeds, or large fluid viscosity (large Sommerfeld number), the journal travels
towards the bearing center and its position is orthogonal to the applied load. This peculiar
behavior is the source of rotordynamic instability as will be shown shortly.
ey/c
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
Low
high rotor
speedload,
increases,
speed,
large viscosity
load loads,
0.1
high viscosity
0.2
0.3
ex/c
0.4
0.5
W
load
Journal locus
e/c
Clearance circle
spin
direction
attitude
angle
0.6
0.7
0.8
load increases,
low speed, low
viscosity
clearance
circle
0.9
1
Use the accompanying MATHCAD program to determine the journal eccentricity for a
journal bearing configuration and specified load, fluid properties and speed operating
conditions. The program implements a simple thermal model and also predicts the exit
film temperature, bearing drag power and flow rate.
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W
Y
X
Nomenclature
Q : flow
T:
U=R
cavitation
bubble
temperature
Qe, Teff
Q, T
Qi, Ti
FULL FILM ZONE
Inlet
plane
Cavitated zone
-L
Qe, Teff
Let:
Teff = (Ti + T )
As a weighed average
Temperature
Ti
U=R
Note: drag
(shear) only
occurs in region
[0,[
h=c+e cos()
Film thickness
U=R
bubble
X
Qe, Teff
Q, T
Qi, Ti
Inlet
plane
Cavitated zone
Note: drag
(shear) only
occurs in region
[0,[
-L
Qe, Teff
GLOBAL FLOW CONTINUITY EQN
Qi=Qe+Q
Eo-Ei= Power
Ei = Cp Qi Ti
Eo = Cp Qe Teff + Cp Q T
h=c+e cos()
Film thickness
W
Y
U=R
Qe, Teff
e
Q, T
Qi, Ti
Cavitated zone
Note: drag
(shear) only
occurs in region
[0,[
Qe, Teff
Working with both eqns. leads to
Power =
Cp
(Qi Qe) (T Ti )
Nomenclature
Q : flow
Qi = Qsupply + Qup
T : temperature
Energy balance
: thermal mixing coefficient
Qi Ti = Qsupply Tsupply + Qup Tup
= 0.80 (TYP)
Flow balance
U=R
Qup =Q
Tup = T
Upstream,
Qi
Ti Into the film
Qsupply
Tsupply
Downstream
Nomenclature
Q : flow
T : temperature
E : Energy
Qi = Qsupply + Q
Qi Ti = Qsupply Tsupply + Q T
Qi=Qe+Q
Eo-Ei= Power
Ei = Cp Qi Ti
Eo = Cp Qe Teff + Cp Q T
U
R
h =0 = L ( c + e )
;
L
2
2
u
y
2
Power
~
Torque
R
d
dz
;
recall
u
U
=
U
R
0 0 y
h
Q ~ h = p = L ( c e )
y =0
2
2
L
R
2
~
Qe = Qi Q = e L R
R d dz;
Qi ~
0 0
Power ~ eff
h y =0
2 R3 L
c
2 R 3 L
1
0 1 + cos d = eff c
1 2