Even though the list of references associated with this review is rather extensive, in no way does it exhaust the vast literature dedicated to the study of cavitation. The intent was to summarize (i) advances in analytical and numerical modelling, (ii) draw attention to the thermodynamic aspects of cavitation, and (iii) do so while reflecting on physical or experimental observations.

Cavitation formation and modelling for fluid film bearings: A review

Computation of unsteady turbomachinery flows: Part 1—Progress and challenges

This Paper presents a survey of important papers pertaining to thermal effects in journal bearings. It includes discussions on theoretical, computation, and experimental works pertaining to heat effects in journal bearings published in various technical journals. Presented at the 4191 Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 12–15, 1986

A Review of Thermal Effects in Hydrodynamic Bearings. Part II: Journal Bearings

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 account realistic thermal boundary conditions at fluid film-solid interfaces. The thermoelastic deformations of both the journal and of the bush are also considered and a special attention is paid to the ruptured zone of the film. The Finite Element Method (with upwind techniques whenever necessary) is employed to solve the equations implied by the model. Finally, the theoretical predictions were validated by comparison with experimental data.

A Transient Thermoelastohydrodynamic Study of Steadily Loaded Plain Journal Bearings Using Finite Element Method Analysis

https://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/bitstream/1822/22805/1/JTRI2749-definitivo-SciencDdirect.pdf

Experimental comparison of the performance of a journal bearing with a single and a twin axial groove configuration

An analysis is presented for solving the energy equation for a journal bearing film, coupled with the heat conduction equation for the bearing sleeve. The analysis approximates the temperature profile across the film thickness by a fourth order polynomial while the circumferential temperature variation is expressed in terms of a Fourier series expansion. The solution gives the temperatures of the journal, the bearing sleeve, and the lubricant film from which the viscosity distribution can be obtained for use in solving Reynold’s equation. Because the method is quite economic in computer time it should prove useful in practical calculations of journal bearing performance.

P. K. Hansen

Papers

An Approximate Analysis of the Temperature Conditions in a Journal Bearing. Part I: Theory