On the Numerical Solution of the Dynamically Loaded Hydrodynamic Lubrication of the Point Contact Problem
Abstract
The transient analysis of hydrodynamic lubrication of a point-contact is presented. A body-fitted coordinate system is introduced to transform the physical domain to a rectangular computational domain, enabling the use of the Newton-Raphson method for determining pressures and locating the cavitation boundary, where the Reynolds boundary condition is specified. In order to obtain the transient solution, an explicit Euler method is used to effect a time march. The transient dynamics load is a sinusoidal function of time with frequency, fractional loading, and mean load as parameters. Results include the variation of the minimum film thickness and phase-lag with time as functions of excitation frequency. The results are compared with the analytic solution to the transient step bearing problem with the same dynamic loading function. The similarities of the results suggest an approximate model of the point minimum film thickness solution. Keywords: Hydrodynamic; Lubrication; Transient analysis; Dynamic; Point contact; Dynamic load; Damping; Periodic load.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA219299
Entities
People
- David E. Brewe
- Joseph M. Prahl
- Sang G. Lim
Organizations
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration