Transient temperature field analysis of variable viscosity RTHSB with a special structural cavity

Abstract

A radial thrust hydrodynamic sliding bearing (RTHSB) with special shaped cavity had been designed. Taking the instantaneous temperature rise characteristics of RTHSB as an analysis object, considering the influence of inlet lubricating oil velocity and transmission shaft speed, a dynamic simulation method of variable viscosity temperature field is proposed, and the mathematical model of instantaneous temperature rise of time-varying oil film is constructed. The correlation equation between instantaneous temperature rise and oil film variable viscosity is analyzed, the lubricating performance of a special-shaped cavity with variable thickness of the oil film considering real-time full operating conditions is revealed, and the alternating transient laws of oil film thickness with variable viscosity and its instantaneous temperature rise for no-load, heavy-load, and different rotating speeds are studied. It is obtained that the higher temperature area of profiled shaped cavity on reverse flow side extends to oil seal side with increase of rotating speed. The dynamic simulation of variable viscosity of RTHSB with different film thickness is simulated by using FLUENT software and the trend of transient film temperature field distribution of in special-shaped cavity is evaluated. The rationality of the mechanism analysis and numerical simulation results in this paper has been verified.