Abstract: A numerical study of gas herringbone grooved journal bearings is presented for small number of grooves. The compressible Reynolds equation is solved by use of the Finite Element Method. The ...

Abstract: The conditions of film formation are examined theoretically when starvation occurs. The analysis is for two-dimensional Newtonian flow and includes surface tension effects. Using an integral ...

Abstract: This work is a numerical analysis of the thermal effect on the elastohydrodynamic behavior of elastomer radial lip seals. Two thermal approaches are considered, a local approach that determines ...

Abstract: A numerical procedure is developed for the analysis of transient thermoelastohydrodynamic (TEHD) behavior of connecting-rod bearings under dynamic loading. The Reynolds and energy equations in the ...

Abstract: A finite element method enabling the Reynolds equation solution for any face geometry of gas thrust bearing or of gas seal is presented. Difficulties due to thickness discontinuities are reduced ...

Abstract: The dynamic behavior of two elastic connecting-rod bearings is studied. The Newton-Raphson method and 8-node isoparametric elements for the lubrication analysis are used. For the structural analysis, ...