Elastohydrostatic simulation of thrust bearing Compensated with orifice restrictor operation with non-Newtonian lubricant

TLDR: In this article, the influence of elastohydrostaic lubrication on orifice compensated bearing has been shown, where the thrust pad has been modeled by using three-dimensional mesh and the lubrication domain has been modelled by using two dimensional mesh.

Abstract: In the present work influence of elastohydrostaic lubrication on orifice compensated bearing has been shown. The thrust pad has been modeled by using three-dimensional mesh and lubrication domain has been modeled by using two dimensional mesh. The analysis of Reynold equation is coupled with the analysis of solution of equilibrium equation of thrust pad domain. The Present results shows that elasticity of thrust pad results a significant decrement in the fluid film Elasticity and it results an increase in fluid film stiffness. In the present case Circular, Elliptical, square and rectangular shape of recess has been taken from the analysis.