Effect of Load on Minimum Film Thickness in Non-Newtonian MEHD Parabolic Slider Bearing
摘要
The minimum oil film thickness, at a given load, is calculated in this paper for Magneto-elastohydrodynamic (MEHD) parabolic slider bearings lubricated with non-Newtonian couple stress fluid. The modified MHD Reynolds equation of finite and infinite geometries is developed. It is discretized by finite difference technique and the resulting algebraic equations are iteratively solved using the Gauss–Seidel method. In particular, the value of minimum oil film thickness is decreasing with that of the load.