The restrictors of fluid lubricated sliding bearings play vital role in oil film rigidity and carrying capacity of bearings. The mathematical models for solution of the oil film static performance of the bearings with four different restrictors were presented and the numerical solution methods were analyzed. The solutions for oil film static characteristics in many aspects such as discretization of Reynolds equation, building clearance function, determinating boundary conditions, constructing continuity equation, deducing the models of oil inlet flow, solving the carrying capacity were conducted. The computational results show that the bearings with capillary or orifice restrictor have lower carrying capacity and oil film rigidity than those with sliding valve feedback or film feedback restrictors.

In hydrostatic bearing, the applied load is carried through the compensatory effect of restrictors. Different throttle methods will bring different oil film rigidity and carrying capacity. There are mainly four types restrictors such as capillary,orifice,slide valve and film feedback restrictors. The mathematical models of carrying capacity and oil film rigidity of the hydrostatic bearings throttled by the restrictors mentioned above were presented. The oil film rigidity of hydrostatic bearings throttled by different restrictors were analyzed. Reynolds equation was provided and the numerical solution model was constructed. The pressure fields show the static performances of hydrostatic bearing with different restrictors.