Vortex Formation in Channel between Blocks of Friction Thrust Bearings

Abstract

It is shown that the hydrodynamic phenomena occurring in the channel between blocks of a friction thrust bearing are approximately analyzed, providing a basis for clarification of the heat calculations and conditions providing for absence of vacuum zones. The problem of vortex formation in the channel is analyzed considering the influence of lubrication carried from beneath one block to beneath the other. Convolutions of the flow with turbulent motion are considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 03, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743139

Entities

People

  • M. Ye. Podolskii

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Friction
  • Laminar Boundary Layer
  • Laminar Flow
  • Lubricants
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Reynolds Number
  • Thrust Bearings
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Viscous Flow

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

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