... Textured journal bearings JFO boundary conditions Cavitation Lubricant inertia effect Finite difference method _C = clearance, m; e = eccentricity, m; h = film thickness, m; h ¯ = non-dimensional film thickness, h C...

... for the design of large-span closed hydrostatic guideway on the basis of providing a large vertical load bearing capacity. Design/methodology/approach The Reynolds’ equation and flow continuity equation are solved simultaneously by the finite difference method, and the perturbation method and the finite...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Hydrostatic journal bearing Squeeze film dampers Modified Reynolds equation Finite difference method Gauss–Seidel methods Micropolar lubricant Hydrostatic squeeze film dampers (HSFDs) represent very interesting modern technology for the support...

... is considered laminar. Considering the lubricant inertia effects, the modified Reynolds equation is discretized using the finite difference method and solved with the Gauss–Seidel successive over-relaxation scheme using the progressive mesh densification method. Findings The results from this numerical...

... difference method Hydrodyamic journal bearing Elrod cavitation algorithm b = Slip length at the interface of bearing and lubricant; B = dimensionless slip length, (b/cr); cr = radial clearance; R = bearing radius; Lz = bearing longitudinal length; h = lubricant...

... 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Couple-stress fluid Multigrid method Porous media Finite difference method The ideology of hydrodynamic lubrication for irregular surfaces has been analyzed amidst appreciable importance in modern years considering the fact...

... equations such as Reynolds equation, three-dimensional energy equation and heat conduction equation have been solved using finite element method and finite difference method. Pressure distribution in fluid is found by using Reynolds equation. The three-dimensional energy equation is used for temperature...

... derivative method. The finite difference method is used to discrete the perturbation control equation in generalized coordinate system, and the difference expression of perturbation pressure is derived. The relational expression which involves the relationship between the dynamic characteristic coefficients...