Abstract: Refined solutions of thermal lubrication problems generally require fine mesh and many iteration steps. To resolve these difficulties, Elrod and Brewe proposed an efficient algorithm based on the ...

Abstract: An existing cavitation algorithm (a numerical procedure that automatically predicts film rupture and reformation in bearings) is modified in this paper. Second order upwinding is used to difference ...

Abstract: The effect of journal misalignment on the predicted performance of a finite grooved journal bearing is analyzed in this paper. The numerical procedure used incorporates a cavitation algorithm, ...

Abstract: In this paper, an implicit numerical scheme, based on an approximate factorization technique, is applied to a cavitation algorithm. The algorithm is a modified version of the Elrod cavitation ...

Abstract: The present paper utilizes an earlier analytical wake model, which essentially applies to helicopter load analysis, to determine the performance of horizontal axis wind turbines. The advantage ...

Abstract: Past analyses have left several unanswered questions regarding the operation of a pumping ring seal. This paper addresses some of these unresolved problems. In particular, treatment of the ...

Abstract: Based on the assumption that wake geometry of a horizontal-axis wind turbine closely resembles that of a hovering helicopter, a method is presented for predicting the performance of a horizontal-axis ...

Abstract: The effect of the initial fluid film profile on the pumping capacity of a pumping ring shaft seal has been investigated numerically. Linear, concave, convex and compound film shapes were ...

Abstract: Many factors have been found to affect the performance of a pumping ring seal. In this paper, two effects (elevated reservoir temperature and rod deformation), both heretofore neglected, are ...