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    Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design
    Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design
    Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design
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    Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design

    By W. Brian Rowe

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    Solve your bearing design problems with step-by-step procedures and hard-won performance data from a leading expert and consultant

    Compiled for ease of use in practical design scenarios, Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design provides the basic principles, design procedures and data you need to create the right bearing solution for your requirements.

    In this valuable reference and design companion, author and expert W. Brian Rowe shares the hard-won lessons and figures from a lifetime’s research and consultancy experience. Coverage includes:

    • Clear explanation of background theory such as factors governing pressure, flow and forces, followed by worked examples that allow you to check your knowledge and understanding

    • Easy-to-follow design procedures that provide step-by-step blueprints for solving your own design problems

    • Information on a wide selection of bearing shapes, offering a range and depth of bearing coverage not found elsewhere

    • Critical data on optimum performance from load and film stiffness data to pressure ratio considerations

    • Operating safeguards you need to keep in mind to prevent hot-spots and cavitation effects, helping your bearing design to withstand the demands of its intended application

    Aimed at both experienced designers and those new to bearing design, Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design provides engineers, tribologists and students with a one-stop source of inspiration, information and critical considerations for bearing design success.

    • Structured, easy to follow design procedures put theory into practice and provide step-by-step blueprints for solving your own design problems.
    • Covers a wide selection of bearing shapes, offering a range and depth of information on hydrostatic, hybrid and aerostatic bearings not found elsewhere.
    • Includes critical data on optimum performance, with design specifics from load and film stiffness data to pressure ratio considerations that are essential to make your design a success.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateApr 17, 2012
    ISBN9780123972392
    Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design
    Author

    W. Brian Rowe

    W. Brian Rowe is Consulting Director and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University (UK). He is also former Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Tribology Research Laboratory.

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      Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design - W. Brian Rowe

      Index

      Chapter 1

      Application

      1.1 Introduction

      Hydrostatic and aerostatic bearings have a great attraction to the engineer because machine parts supported on such bearings move with incomparable smoothness. This apparent perfection of motion derives from the complete separation of the solid sliding surfaces with a fluid film. At no point do the solid surfaces make any physical contact. This means to say the thin fluid film separating the surfaces is always larger than the height of any surface irregularities and as a result there is a complete absence of sticking friction. A mass supported on a hydrostatic or aerostatic bearing will silently glide down the smallest incline, an effect which is most striking with very large machines.

      The hydrostatic bearing appears to have been invented by Girard (1852), who employed high-pressure water-fed bearings for a system of railway propulsion. Since that date there have been hundreds of patents and publications dealing with different designs and incorporating novel features. While some of these designs are potentially useful, many others introduce complexity rather than simplicity and are destined to remain in the archives. This text concentrates on configurations attractive for effectiveness and simplicity.

      Aerostatic bearings employ pressurized air or gas whereas hydrostatic bearings employ a liquid lubricant. Aerostatic bearings offer some advantages but compressibility of gas imposes limitations in design layout compared with hydrostatic bearings. This book unifies the analysis of aerostatic and hydrostatic bearings, thus simplifying the design process and making it possible for the designer to achieve a wider range of designs.

      Gauge Pressure and Absolute Pressure Conventions

      The following convention is adopted throughout the book: The upper case letter P always refers to gauge pressure—that is, the excess of pressure above ambient pressure as measured on a typical pressure gauge:

      The lower case letter p refers to absolute pressures—that is, the excess of pressure above absolute zero.

      1.2 What are Hydrostatic, Hybrid, and Aerostatic Bearings?

      The Hydrostatic or Aerostatic Principle

      In a hydrostatic or aerostatic bearing the surfaces are separated by a film of fluid forced between the surfaces under pressure. The pressure is generated by an external pump. Hence a more general term externally pressurized bearing is often used. However, the separate terms hydrostatic and aerostatic are used here to maintain a clear distinction and allow differences to be made clear. An advantage of both types of bearing is that a complete lubricant film is maintained whenever the bearing is pressurized, even at zero speed.

      Hydrostatic bearings should not be confused with hydrodynamic bearings, where although pressure is employed, the pressure does not support the applied load.

      Hydrostatic and aerostatic circular pad bearings, with orifice flow control, are shown in Figure 1.1. Lubricant at a constant supply pressure Ps is pumped towards the bearing. The pressurized lubricant first passes through the orifice where dissipation of pressure energy causes reduced pressure on entry into the recess of the bearing pad. The recess is relatively deep compared with the bearing film thickness so that it offers little resistance to flow. Pressure in the recess is therefore constant throughout the recess volume. The flow passing through the recess leaves through the thin gap between the bearing land and the opposing surface. The pressure in the bearing film reduces as it passes across the bearing land and reaches atmospheric or ambient pressure at the exit. Other types of flow-control device can also be employed, such as the laminar flow group including capillary and slot restrictors.

      Figure 1.1 Circular Hydrostatic and Aerostatic Pads with Orifice Flow Control.

      The film pressures oppose the applied load and maintain the separation of the surfaces. Recess pressure must be lower than supply pressure to allow for load variations. This is because the recess pressure must be able to vary with applied load. The principle can be demonstrated by two extreme cases. In the first case, a high applied load forces the bearing surfaces together and prevents flow out of the bearing. The flow rate through the orifice decreases to zero. Recess pressure therefore rises until it equals supply pressure. The second extreme is when load is reduced to zero. In this case the bearing gap will become very large so that the only resistance to flow is that offered by the orifice restrictor. This causes the flow to increase until the pressure drop across the orifice is sufficient to reduce the recess pressure to ambient pressure. The permissible range of applied loads must be such that the film thickness remains between the two extremes.

      The load supported is calculated from the pressures in the bearing. Figure 1.2 shows two examples of hydrostatic pressures based on a simplified longitudinal flow assumption. The flow restrictors shown are assumed to be slots that reduce the inlet pressures Pi to a value equal to ½Ps. The bearing film force is therefore W = ¼PsLB. In the second example, a recess allows the inlet pressure Pi to spread uniformly throughout the recess. For a recess of length b and width B, the contribution from the recess to the load is PibB. The total load support includes the contribution due to the triangular distribution on the lands of length l. Each of these lands contributes a load support of ½PilB. The total bearing film force or load support is therefore W = PilB + PibB = ½PslB + ½PsbB. The principle for aerostatic bearings is similar.

      Figure 1.2 Examples of Hydrostatic Load and Pressure in One-Dimensional Longitudinal Flow.

      The distinction between typical hydrostatic and hydrodynamic bearings is illustrated in Figure 1.3. In the hydrostatic example, lubricant enters four recesses through separate entry ports. When the shaft is concentric, pressures are almost constant around the shaft. Restrictors in the supply lines to each recess allow pressures to vary when the shaft is not concentric.

      Figure 1.3 Aerostatic, Hydrostatic, Hydrodynamic, and Hybrid Journal Bearings.

      The concentric value of recess pressure, at zero load, is usually half the supply pressure, that is Pro = Ps/2. If the bearing gap on one side is reduced, the bearing gap on the other side of the bearing is increased. Flow through the smaller gap is reduced and recess pressure rises. If the shaft is completely displaced to one side of the bearing, the recess pressure is almost equal to the supply pressure. On the opposite side, flow is increased and recess pressure drops. The reduction in pressures on one side is accompanied by an increase on the other. Thus, both sides of the bearing contribute force to withstand the externally applied force on the shaft. The main load parameters are supply pressure and bearing area.

      W is proportional to PsLD for hydrostatic and aerostatic load support.

      Two main configurations for hydrostatic, aerostatic, and hybrid journal bearings are illustrated in Figures 1.4 and 1.5. The recessed bearing is suitable for hydrostatic operation. Large recesses reduce friction area and power consumption at speed. Plain slot-entry and hole-entry bearings are suitable for all three modes of operation. Plain bearings minimize gas volume in an aerostatic bearing and hence reduce the effects of compressibility. Plain bearings maximize hydrodynamic support in hybrid bearings.

      Figure 1.4 Recessed and Plain Journal Bearings.

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