This paper is focused on a new modeling method of three-dimensional (3D) thermo-elasto-hydro-dynamic (TEHD) cylindrical pivot tilting-pad journal bearing (TPJB). Varying viscosity Reynolds equation and 3D energy equation are coupled via lubricant temperature and viscosity relationship. Three-dimensional finite element method (FEM) is adopted for the analysis of: (1) heat conduction in shaft and bearing pad, (2) thermal deformation of shaft and pad, (3) flexible bearing pad dynamic behavior, and (4) heat conduction, convection, and viscous shearing in thin lubricant film. For the computational efficiency, modal coordinate transformation is utilized in the flexible pad dynamic model, and pad dynamic behavior is represented only by means of modal coordinate. Fluid film thickness is calculated by a newly developed node based method, where pad arbitrary thermal and elastic deformation and journal thermal expansion are taken into account simultaneously. The main goal of this research is to provide more accurate numerical TPJB model than developed before so that the designers of rotating machinery are able to understand the bearing dynamic behavior and avoid unpredicted problem by selection of physical parameters.
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October 2015
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Three-Dimensional Dynamic Model of TEHD Tilting-Pad Journal Bearing—Part I: Theoretical Modeling
Junho Suh,
Junho Suh
Mem. ASME
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77840
e-mail: junhosuh77@gmail.com
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77840
e-mail: junhosuh77@gmail.com
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Alan Palazzolo
Alan Palazzolo
Mem. ASME
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77840
e-mail: a-palazzolo@tamu.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77840
e-mail: a-palazzolo@tamu.edu
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Junho Suh
Mem. ASME
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77840
e-mail: junhosuh77@gmail.com
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77840
e-mail: junhosuh77@gmail.com
Alan Palazzolo
Mem. ASME
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77840
e-mail: a-palazzolo@tamu.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77840
e-mail: a-palazzolo@tamu.edu
Contributed by the Tribology Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY. Manuscript received May 9, 2014; final manuscript received February 10, 2015; published online May 11, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Mihai Arghir.
J. Tribol. Oct 2015, 137(4): 041703 (11 pages)
Published Online: May 11, 2015
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Received:
May 9, 2014
Revision Received:
February 10, 2015
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A companion article has been published:
Three-Dimensional Dynamic Model of TEHD Tilting-Pad Journal Bearing—Part II: Parametric Studies
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Suh, J., and Palazzolo, A. (May 11, 2015). "Three-Dimensional Dynamic Model of TEHD Tilting-Pad Journal Bearing—Part I: Theoretical Modeling." ASME. J. Tribol. October 2015; 137(4): 041703. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030020
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