Evaluation of the minimum face clearance of a high speed gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions under random excitations

Motivated by ongoing developments in aero-engine technology, a model for a coupled gas lubricated bearing is developed in terms of an extended dynamical system. A slip boundary condition, characterised by a slip length, is incorporated on the bearing faces which can be relevant for operation in non-...

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Main Authors: Bailey, N.Y., Hibberd, S., Power, H., Tretyakov, M.V.
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author Bailey, N.Y.
Hibberd, S.
Power, H.
Tretyakov, M.V.
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Hibberd, S.
Power, H.
Tretyakov, M.V.
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description Motivated by ongoing developments in aero-engine technology, a model for a coupled gas lubricated bearing is developed in terms of an extended dynamical system. A slip boundary condition, characterised by a slip length, is incorporated on the bearing faces which can be relevant for operation in non-ideal extreme conditions, notably where external vibrations or disturbances could destabilise the bearing. A modified Reynolds equation is formulated to model the gas flow, retaining the effects of centrifugal inertia which is increasingly important for high-speed operation, and is coupled to the structural equations; spring-mass-damper systems model the axial stator and rotor displacements. A novel model is developed corresponding to a bearing experiencing an external random force to evaluate the resulting induced displacements of the bearing components. The minimum face clearance is obtained from a mapping solver for the modified Reynolds equation and structural equations simultaneously. In the case of random excitations, the solver is combined with a Monte Carlo technique. Evaluation of the average value of the minimum gap and the probability of the gap reaching a prescribed tolerance are provided. Extensive insight is given on the effect of key bearing parameters on the corresponding bearing dynamics.
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spelling nottingham-517372020-05-04T19:40:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51737/ Evaluation of the minimum face clearance of a high speed gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions under random excitations Bailey, N.Y. Hibberd, S. Power, H. Tretyakov, M.V. Motivated by ongoing developments in aero-engine technology, a model for a coupled gas lubricated bearing is developed in terms of an extended dynamical system. A slip boundary condition, characterised by a slip length, is incorporated on the bearing faces which can be relevant for operation in non-ideal extreme conditions, notably where external vibrations or disturbances could destabilise the bearing. A modified Reynolds equation is formulated to model the gas flow, retaining the effects of centrifugal inertia which is increasingly important for high-speed operation, and is coupled to the structural equations; spring-mass-damper systems model the axial stator and rotor displacements. A novel model is developed corresponding to a bearing experiencing an external random force to evaluate the resulting induced displacements of the bearing components. The minimum face clearance is obtained from a mapping solver for the modified Reynolds equation and structural equations simultaneously. In the case of random excitations, the solver is combined with a Monte Carlo technique. Evaluation of the average value of the minimum gap and the probability of the gap reaching a prescribed tolerance are provided. Extensive insight is given on the effect of key bearing parameters on the corresponding bearing dynamics. Springer 2018-06-11 Article PeerReviewed Bailey, N.Y., Hibberd, S., Power, H. and Tretyakov, M.V. (2018) Evaluation of the minimum face clearance of a high speed gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions under random excitations. Journal of Engineering Mathematics . ISSN 1573-2703 coupled gas lubricated bearing Navier slip boundary condition random external force Monte Carlo method https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10665-018-9963-9 doi:10.1007/s10665-018-9963-9 doi:10.1007/s10665-018-9963-9
spellingShingle coupled gas lubricated bearing
Navier slip boundary condition
random external force
Monte Carlo method
Bailey, N.Y.
Hibberd, S.
Power, H.
Tretyakov, M.V.
Evaluation of the minimum face clearance of a high speed gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions under random excitations
title Evaluation of the minimum face clearance of a high speed gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions under random excitations
title_full Evaluation of the minimum face clearance of a high speed gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions under random excitations
title_fullStr Evaluation of the minimum face clearance of a high speed gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions under random excitations
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the minimum face clearance of a high speed gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions under random excitations
title_short Evaluation of the minimum face clearance of a high speed gas lubricated bearing with Navier slip boundary conditions under random excitations
title_sort evaluation of the minimum face clearance of a high speed gas lubricated bearing with navier slip boundary conditions under random excitations
topic coupled gas lubricated bearing
Navier slip boundary condition
random external force
Monte Carlo method
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