• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.153-159
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• 2012

Tapered roller bearings are widely used in high axial-load and radial-load applications. In this study, a numerical analysis is performed to study a finite line contacts EHL problem between a tapered roller and raceway in tapered roller bearings. Converged solutions are obtained for moderate load and material parameters using a finite difference method with non-uniform grids and the Newton-Raphson method. The contours and sectional plots of pressure distribution and film shape are compared. The pressure distribution and film shapes near both ends of the roller are very different from those in the central part and are transversely asymmetric. The maximum pressure and absolute minimum film thickness always occur at the small end of the roller.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.335-341
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• 2009

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) analysis shows that film thickness is very flat in the contact area and pressure distribution is somehow similar to that of Hertzian contact pressure except the outlet region with pressure spike. These typical patterns of EHL film thickness and pressure are the cases under the steady contact conditions of applied loads and speeds. However, many engineering contacts are rather under the conditions of varying loads and contact speeds, and therefore the predictions for endurance life and performance of machine elements with steady EHL analysis are not suitable in many occasions. This study shows the differences in film thickness formation and pressure distribution between steady and transient contact conditions in several contact cases.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.367-373
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• 2009

Many research of elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) has been performed under the condition of steady state loading. However, mechanical elements undergo severe high loads that are in the fluctuating modes of frequency and amplitude. Conventional numerical method for the circular contact of EHL study has the difficulty in making the film thickness and pressure of EHL converged in high loads of steady state as well as fluctuating loading conditions. In this work, multigrid multilevel method are used for the stable convergence of film pressure and thickness under the conditions of high as well as varying loads, and very stable solutions of film behaviors with elastic deformation are obtained. Several results of dynamic loading condition are shown and compared with those of steady state condition in the aspects of circular EHL film thickness and pressure.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.353-359
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• 2013

The rollers and/or races in cylindrical and tapered roller bearings should be profiled to relieve high edge stress concentrations caused by their finite lengths and misalignment. In this study, a numerical analysis was performed to investigate the elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) of a Lundberg profile-type cylindrical roller. A finite difference method with fully nonuniform grids and the Newton-Raphson method were used to present detailed EHL pressure distributions and film shapes, as well as the variations in the minimum and central film thicknesses with the profile modification coefficient. In the Lundberg profile, the maximum pressure and minimum film thickness always occurred near the edges. Proper modification of the Lundberg profile considerably increased the minimum film thickness.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.228-234
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• 2013

This paper presents analysis of elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) of ball bearings, in which surface roughness is considered. A lot of time is required to obtain a solution in the case of EHL analysis where surface roughness is considered, because the analysis requires a variety of analytic nodes. To save time, we use the full approximation scheme (FAS) among multilevel methods. We analyze the results of EHL and contact analyses in terms of pressure. We also compare the results for smooth and rough surfaces with respect to film thickness. We confirm that the film pressure decreases as compared to contact pressure because of the presence of lubricants between the ball and the raceway. Furthermore, in the case when surface roughness is considered, the film pressure increases because of contact asperities. Therefore, surface roughness should be considered when designing ball bearings.

• Journal of Drive and Control
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.7-13
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• 2013

Hydraulic vane pumps are widely used in various hydraulic systems because of its compactness and light weight. It is well known that the vanes and cam ring are separated by very thin liquid films which result in the EHL state. Contrary to the case of cylindrical roller bearings, the inlet and side boundary pressures are much higher than the atmospheric pressure. In this paper, a numerical solution of the EHL of finite line contacts between the cam ring and vane tip with profiled ends is presented. Using a finite difference method with non-uniform grids and the Newton-Raphson method, converged solutions are obtained for moderate load and material parameters. The EHL pressure distribution and film shape are considerably affected by pump delivery pressure and the side boundary condition applied. Both the maximum pressure and the minimum film thickness always occurred near the edge regions. The present results can be used in the design of optimum vane profile in hydraulic vane pump.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1996.05a
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• pp.24-29
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• 1996

본 연구에서는 베어링 하우징의 탄성 변형을 고려한 커넥팅 로드 베어링의 탄성 유체 윤활 해석을 통해 축 중심의 궤적, 최소 유막 두께 변화, 최대 유막 압력 변화를 예측하였다. 베어링 하우징의 탄성 변형을 고려한 해석 결과 강체 해석 결과보다 축의 편심율과 최소 유막 두께는 크게, 최대 유막 압력은 낮게 예측되었다. 또 축의 회전 속도가 증가할수록, 실린더 압력이 증가할수록 최소 유막 두께는 감소하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.937-938
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• 2013

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.261-269
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• 1989

볼 베어링의 성능에 중요한 영향을 미치는 볼 베어링 특유의 기하학적 형상, 탄성론에 근거한 볼과 궤도륜 사이의 접촉역학 및 구름접촉을 위한 탄성 유체윤활이론을 소개한 후, 축방향 하 중하에서 고속으로 회전하고 있는 볼 베어링의 해석방법을 기술하였다. 소개된 해석 방법이 완박한 것은 아니며, 보다 엄밀한 해석을 위하여 마찰열에 의한 온도상승의 영향을 고려하여야 할 것이다. 또한 해석 결과를 얻기 위하여 효율적인 수치 계산법을 적용한 볼 베어링 해석을 위한 결과를 얻기 위하여 효율적인 수치 계산법을 적용한 볼 베어링 해석을 위한 전용 소프트 웨어를 개발하여야 한다. 외국에서는 이와 같은 컴퓨터 프로그램이 사용되고 있으나, 우리도 독자적으로 전용 소프트웨어를 개발함으로써, 외국의 소프트웨어를 도입하였을 때의 한계를 피 하고, 다양한 응용예마다 가장 효율적인 해석을 할 수 있는 유연성을 가질 필요가 있다고 생각 한다. 구조물 최적설계를 위하여 유한요소 해석 프로그램을 이용하듯이, 이와 같은 전용 해석 소프트웨어를 사용하여 볼 베어링의 최적설계를 할 수 있을 것이다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.1355-1364
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• 1994

This paper analyzes the running mechanism of flexible and thin foil above rotating protrusion through a numerical simulation. The scope of analysis is confined to the phenomena of elastohy-drodynamic lubrication between the stationary and rotary drums with a running protrusion and thin foil. This mathematical model is based on the modified Reynolds equation and the equation of plate, considering the geometry of protrusion, running direction of protrusion, and the effect of geometric nonlinearity. Finite element method is adopted as a numerical simulation technique to solve the avobe coupled nonlinear equations. In numerical analysis, the effects of the scanning angle in Reynolds equation and the nonlinear term in plate equation are evaluated. Furthermore, the simulation is applied to the situation that thin foil is located in the entire drums (stationary and rotary drums).