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When the bearing is running, its clearance is no longer equal to the initial one, as a result of the thermal regime and load. This paper presents a calculation method which takes into consideration the temperature distribution in the bearing, the load, and the elastic properties of the materials. The deduced calculus relations allow to establish the correction of the initial radial clearance in order to obtain the designed clearance when the bearing is running.

The temperature distribution in the lubricating film of journal bearings for the three-dimensional case is obtained by using the results already known regarding the pressure distribution in the film and by integrating the energy equation. Relations for the divergent and convergent zones of the bearing are established by taking into account the viscosity and the side leakage; the distribution of the temperature along the bearing width is also considered. Comparisons between the theoretical values and experimental measurements are also performed, resulting in good agreement.

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This paper deals with friction and the field of temperature in the lubricant film of journal bearings. Theoretical results regarding the thermal behavior are checked with experimental data and good agreement is found. Emphasis is put on the variation of temperature and lubricant flow with the operating characteristics of the bearing and it is seen that theoretical predictions for minima of friction torque are backed by temperature measurements. Further on, the friction torque and the mechanism of heat dissipation in bearings are dealt with, in order to verify the assumptions used in the calculation schemes. The means of efficiently cooling the bearing are also discussed, as well as the part played by the divergent zone in this process.