HYDROSTATIC BEARING FEASIBILITY PROGRAM.

Abstract

Initial acceptance testing of the electric drive, five journal bearing oil tests (laminar flow), and eight journal bearing water tests (turbulent flow) were conducted. Over three hundred data points at various shaft speeds and bearing loads were recorded, representing many hours of bearing operation. The condition of the bearings after testing and the correlation of test results with the applicable laminar theory and newly developed turbulent flow theory was excellent. The close correlation of the empirical and predicted data substantiates the validity of the turbulent flow theory to the point where only minor adjustments are needed to further improve the degree of correlation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 1965
Accession Number
AD0616284

Entities

Organizations

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Flow
  • Journal Bearings
  • Laminar Flow
  • Turbulent Flow

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).