軸方向溝付き動圧気体ジャーナル軸受の安定性

抄録

Both experimental and numerical studies are conducted on half-frequency whirl (HFW) stability of axially-grooved self-acting gas-lubricated journal bearings. The studies demonstrate that 8-grooved bearings are unconditionally unstable with usual bearing clearance and rotational speed. On the other hand, 2 grooved bearings operate stably at relatively low values of bearing number which are obtained with usual clearance and speed. The physics of HFW stability is attributed to the pressure distribution geometry. Further, as a result of extensive numerical simulations, it is found that 3 grooved bearings with groove width ratio to total width of 0.3 through 0.5 give favorable stability performance.