Abstract: A numerical model is developed to analyze the influence of thermal deformations on the performance of a radially grooved thrust washer. The analysis couples the flow phenomena (including cavitation) ...

Abstract: The present paper proposes an advanced bidimensional model necessary to calculate the temperature field in a journal bearing submitted to both rapid and slow start-ups. The model takes into ...

Abstract: Recently Khonsari et al. 1 analyzed the scuffing failure of hydrodynamic bearings caused by an abrasive contaminant. Modeled as a spherically shaped rigid particle, the contaminant was envisioned ...