• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.153-167
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• 2017

The aim of this study is to find the change in trend in the eccentricities of two journal bearings supporting the crankshaft of a single cylinder engine and the degree of misalignment of the shaft. We analyze the change in oil film thickness considering the wear scar under mixed-elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication regime at potential wear regions. For this, we first calculate the central eccentricities of the two journal bearings by using the mobility method. Then we calculate the outer end eccentricity by using the geometry of the bearings. Further, the tilting angle and degree of misalignment of the shaft are calculated by using the eccentricities of the two bearings. We show that the eccentricity of bearing #1, on which higher load is applied, increases at the beginning of the start-up cycle and during the coast-down cycle. However, the eccentricity of bearing #2, on which lower load is applied, decreases at the beginning of the start-up cycle and increases during the coast-down cycle. From the results of the analysis of oil film thickness, we show that the mixed-elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication regime for a misaligned shaft is at the initial stages of the start-up cycle for both bearing #1 and #2 and at the final stage of the coast-down cycle for only bearing #1.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.2173-2187
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• 2022

A 3D thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic model is developed to analyze the sealing performance of a notched mechanical seal applied in the reactor coolant pump. In the model, the generalized Reynolds equation, the energy equation coupled with notch heat balance equation, the heat conduction equations, and the deformation equations of the sealing rings are iteratively solved by the finite element method. The film pressure and temperature distribution are obtained, and the deformation of the sealing rings is revealed to study the mechanism of the notched mechanical seals. A parameterized study is conducted to analyze the sealing performance under different operating conditions. As a comparison, the sealing performance of non-notched seals is also studied. The results show that the hydrostatic effect is dominant in the load-carrying capacity of the fluid film due to the radial mechanical and thermal deformations. The notch can cool the fluid film and influence the thermal deformation of seal rings. The sealing performance is sensitive to the pressure difference, ambient temperature, and rotational speed. It is suggested to set the notches on the softer sealing rings to acquire the greater hydrodynamic effect. Compared with the non-notched, the notched end face holds a better lubrication performance, especially under lower rotational speed.

• 기계저널
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.30-33
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• 2009

최근 다물체 동역학과 다른 물리계에 대한 연성 해석이 활발히 추진되고 있다. 이 글에서는 다물체 동역학을 이용한 윤활 해석을 위한 EHD(Elasto-Hydrodynamic Lubrication) 해석 사례를 소개함으로써 베어링 동역학을 기반으로 베어링 해석을 이해하고자 한다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.146-159
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• 2018

This paper presents a wear analysis procedure for calculating the wear of journal bearings of a four-strokes and four-cylinder engine operating at a constant angular crank shaft speed during firing conditions. To decide whether the lubrication state of a journal bearing is in the possible region of wear scar, we utilize the concept of the centerline average surface roughness to define the most oil film thickness scarring wear (MOFTSW) on two rough surfaces. The wear volume is calculated from the wear depth and wear angle, determined by the magnitude of each film thickness on a set of oil films with thicknesses lower than the MOFTSW at every crank angle. To calculate the wear volume at one contact, the wear range ratio during one cycle is used. The total wear volume is then determined by accumulating the wear volume at every contact. The fractional film defect coefficient, asperity load sharing factor, and modified specific wear rate for the application of the mixed-elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication regime are used. The results of this study show that wear occurs only at the connecting-rod big-end bearing. Thus, simulation results of only the big-end bearing are illustrated and analyzed. It is shown that the wear volume of each wear scar group occurs consecutively as the crank angle changes, resulting in the total accumulated wear volume.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.107-119
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• 1991

본 연구에서는 테이프의 미소한 수직 변형에 대한 실험을 수행하여 이에 대한 계측 이론 및 계측방법을 정립한다. 회전 헤드와 주행 테이프를 구동할 수 있는 실 험 장치를 개발하고 주행 테이프의 변형을 정밀 계측할 수 있는 측정 시스템을 구성한 다. 이러한 측정 시스템을 이용하여 고속이면서 미소한 주행 테이프의 변형에 대해 비접촉적인 방법으로 3차원 계측을 실시한다. 헤드의 형상 및 크기가 다른 모델들을 설계 및 가공을 통해 제작하여 주행 테이프의 부상 특성을 평가한다. 주행 테이프의 부상 특성에 관한 수치 해석 결과에 대하여 실제와의 부합 여부를 검토할 수 있도록 실험을 수행한다. 본 연구에서 구성한 비접촉 측정 시스템으로 계측한 테이프의 3차 원 변형에 대한 실험 결과와 수치 해석 결과를 비교 검토한다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.69-79
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• 1985

Planocentric gears 장치에서 내치차에 pin type의 치형을 사용하고 휠의 치형을 원호로 구성하였을 경우 치의 접촉특성을 탄성유역학적 윤활이론을 도입하여 해석 하였다. 윤활 특성을 개선하기 위하여 물림 위치(meshing position)에 의거한 설계 방법과 치의 모서리 부분 형상을 만곡되게 하는 치형 설계 방법을 제시하고 기존 설계에 의한 장치와 수치적으로 특성을 비교 하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제18권6호
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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).

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.281-286
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• 2022

In this study, the effects of Elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication pressure on the critical shoulder height of raceway in an angular contact ball bearing were investigated. Both 3D contact analyses using an influence function and the EHL analysis were conducted for the contact geometry between the ball and raceways. The pressure distributions by 3D contact analysis and EHL analysis for an example bearing were compared. The effect of ellipse truncation on the minimum film thickness also investigated from EHL analysis. The critical shoulder height in the dry contact and the EHL state were compared for various applied loads. It is shown that when the ellipse truncation occurs, the pressure spike for the EHL conjunction is higher than that for the dry contact, and its location moves more inward of the contact center. The steep pressure gradients would increase the flow rate, so in order to maintain flow continuity a significant reduction in film thickness and an abrupt rise in pressure occurs in the edge of shoulder. Significant reduction of the minimum film thickness occurs near the edge of shoulder. The critical shoulder heights in the EHL state are calculated as higher values compared with in the dry contact. This results shows that the determination of critical shoulder height by the EHL analysis is more proper.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.132-139
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• 2016

The piston of a marine diesel engine works under severe conditions, including a combustion pressure of over 180 bar, high thermal load, and high speed. Therefore, the analyses of the fatigue strength, thermal load, clamping (bolting) system and lubrication performance are important in achieving a robust piston design. Designing the surface profile and the skirt ovality carefully is important to prevent severe wear and reduce frictional loss for engine efficiency. This study performs flexible multi-body dynamic and elasto-hydrodynamic (EHD) analyses using AVL/EXCITE/PU are performed to evaluate tribological characteristics. The numerical techniques employed to perform the EHD analysis are as follows: (1) averaged Reynolds equation considering the surface roughness; (2) Greenwood_Tripp model considering the solid_to_solid contact using the statistical values of the summit roughness; and (3) flow factor considering the surface topology. This study also compares two cases of skirt shapes with minimum oil film thickness, peak oil film pressure, asperity contact pressure, wear rate using the Archard model and friction power loss (i.e., frictional loss mean effective pressure (FMEP)). Accordingly, the study compares the calculated wear pattern with the field test result of the piston operating for 12,000h to verify the quantitative integrity of the numerical analysis. The results show that the selected profile and the piston skirt ovality reduce friction power loss and peak oil film pressure by 7% and 57%, respectively. They also increase the minimum oil film thickness by 34%.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1967-1974
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• 2005

The subsurface stress field caused by both normal loads and tangential loads has been evaluated using the rectangular patch solution. The effect of tangential loading on the subsurface stress field has been investigated in detail for both the cylinder-on-cylinder contact and a spur gear teeth contact. For the cylinder-on-cylinder contact, the subsurface stress fields are moved more to the direction of tangential loads and the positions where the maximum stress occur are getting closer to the surface with the increasing tangential loads. The subsurface stress fields of the gear teeth contact are expanded more widely to the direction of tangential loads with the increasing tangential loads. The friction coefficient of a gear teeth contact is low because they are operated in a lubricated condition, and therefore surface tractions in the EHL condition hardly affect on the subsurface stress field.