EXPLOITATION PARAMETERS OF THE TRANSVERSE SLIDER BEARINGS LUBRICATED WITH USED OIL OF NON-NEWTONIAN PROPERTIES

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EXPLOITATION PARAMETERS OF THE TRANSVERSE SLIDER BEARINGS LUBRICATED WITH USED OIL OF NON-NEWTONIAN PROPERTIES

Journal Title: Journal of Machine Construction and Maintenance - Year 2018, Vol 108, Issue 1

Abstract

In this paper authors present result of the experimental research and numerical calculations of the exploitation parameters of transverse slider bearings, lubricated with the used oil of non-Newtonian properties. The results of the experimental research are based on rheological examinations of the used oil in its exploitation time. These results leaded to the preparation of the dependence models of the dynamic viscosity on diverse influences, such as temperature and pressure and also shear rate and oil ageing. The effect of temperature on the dynamic viscosity was described by an exponential function. The pressure effect is modelled with a combined function, which takes into account the initial viscosity and the high pressure viscosity. For modelling of the shear rate influence, the modified Cross model was used, while oil ageing process has been related with exponential function to the exploitation period between oil changes as variable. Apparent viscosity is a product of dynamic viscosity of diverse influences. In this way, the modelled viscosity was substituted for the fundamental equations, which are momentum conservation, energy conservation, and the continuity equation. After that, received equations were non-dimensionalized, and a value of each part was estimated. Parts in an order of the same magnitude as radial clearance were neglected, as they have insignificant influence on the further numerical calculations. Using Mathcad 15 software, our own calculation procedures, the finite element method, and iterative procedure, the influence of each dependence on exploitation parameters were calculated.Influences which are commonly taken into account in the calculations of friction nodes are the influence of temperature and pressure. Such influences as non-Newtonian properties and oil ageing are much more rarely in the literature and scientific publications. The authors have not met such a complex research yet. In this way, the prepared research conduction, which binds correlations used in the literature and the results of the experimental research, made it possible to indicate the influences of non-Newtonian properties and oil ageing on exploitation parameters of journal slider bearings. From the numerical calculations results that drop of the dynamic viscosity caused by the increase of the shear rate can cause a drop of the carrying capacity of the bearing even in 21%. A similar drop of the carrying capacity can be observed after taking into account oil ageing on the last stage of its exploitation time. When taking all of the above mentioned influences into account in the numerical calculations of the flow and exploitation parameters of the slider bearings, it appears that at the last stage of exploitation time, the drop of the carrying capacity may exceed 30%.

Authors and Affiliations

Andrzej MISZCZAK, Grzegorz SIKORA

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