Open figure viewer
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of groove shape on the hydrodynamic characteristics of a journal bearing.
Design/methodology/approach
The computational fluid dynamics model also takes into account the cavitation phenomena and thermal effect, which can illustrate the lubrication performance of a journal bearing.
Findings
The hydrodynamic simulations of the journal bearing with the different groove shapes are conducted under different operation conditions.
Originality/value
Based on the numerical analysis, the suggestions are presented for groove shape selection and can be used to the design of a journal bearing under the extreme operation condition.
© Emerald Publishing Limited
2019
Emerald Publishing Limited
Licensed re-use rights only
You do not currently have access to this content.
