Current trends in micro-turbomachinery stress the need for adequate rotordynamic models. These models should allow accurate prediction of critical speeds, imbalance response and stable operation range of microturbomachinery rotor-bearing systems. This paper gives an overview of the total rotordynamic modelling process of a micro-turbine rotor supported on aerostatic bearings. A both accurate an...

The purpose of this research paper is to examine the tribological characteristics and issues related to journal bearings under boundary and mixed lubrication conditions during shaft startup, shutdown, and low speeds. The key issues and problems related to journal bearings, most notably wear, are discussed as well as the subsequent issues created in the field. The mechanical analysis of the load...

Widely used in turbomachinery, the fluid film journal bearing is critical to a machine’s overall reliability level. Their design complexity and application severity continue to increase making it challenging for the plant machinery engineer to evaluate their reliability. This tutorial provides practical knowledge on their basic operation and what physical effects should be included in modeling ...

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Solving the static equilibrium position is one of the most important parts of dynamic coefficients calculation and further coupled calculation of rotor system. The main contribution of this study is testing the superlinear iteration convergence method-twofold secant method, for the determination of the static equilibrium position of journal bearing with finite length. Essentially, the Reynolds ...

The increasingly high demands for compact design require journal bearings to work under severe operating conditions. A steadystate mixed-TEHD (thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic) model for journal bearings has been developed. The model considers the fluid flow in the gap formed by rough surfaces, asperity contact, surface thermoelastic deformations, and a temperature–pressure–viscosity relationship for...