On the Short Journal Bearing Using Power-Law Fluid or Ostwald-deWaele Fluid as Lubricant

Abstract

In this work Reynolds' equation is extended to power law fluid or Ostwald-deWaele Fluid used as lubricant for a short journal bearing. The numerical data are obtained for various non-Newtonian fluids such as polymeric liquid comprising colloidal solution or healthy human blood, using the experimental data by G.W.Scott Blair. This thought may be important for fire prevention, simplification of pump system, and decrease of friction force like sigma-phenomenon and wall effect.