.../hydrostatic FRB, including floating ring equilibrium and minimum film thickness. Design/methodology/approach The finite element method and finite difference method are used to solve thermohydrodynamic (THD) lubrication models, including the Reynolds equation, energy equation and temperature–viscosity...

... The dent enhances both the maximum pressure and the second pressure peak. The minimum film thickness arises before the dent under certain conditions. In the meantime, the pressure decreases at the inside of the dent and the film thickness is just the reverse. The entrainment velocity remarkably affects...

...Fangrui Lv; Donglin Zou; Na Ta; Zhu-Shi Rao Purpose The purpose of this paper is to improve the lubrication performance of a water-lubricated polymer bearing with axial grooves, especially enlarge the minimum film thickness. Design/methodology/approach The bearing diameter is enlarged near...