Preconditioned iterative methods for unsteady non-Newtonian flow between eccentrically rotating cylinders
- Univ. of Wales, Aberystwyth (United Kingdom)
The journal bearing is an essential part of all internal combustion engines as a means of transferring the energy from the piston rods to the rotating crankshaft. It consists essentially of an inner cylinder (the journal), which is part of the crankshaft, and an outer cylinder (the bearing), which is at the end of the piston rod. In general, the two cylinders are eccentric and there is a lubricating film of oil separating the two surfaces. The addition of polymers to mineral (Newtonian) oils to minimize the variation of viscosity with temperature has the added effect of introducing strain-dependent viscosity and elasticity. The physical problem has many complicating features which need to be modelled. It is a fully three-dimensional problem which means that significant computational effort is required to solve the problem numerically. The system is subject to dynamic loading in which the journal is allowed to move under the forces the fluid imparts on it and also any other loads such as that imparted by the engine force. The centre of the journal traces out a nontrivial locus in space. In addition, there is significant deformation of the bearing and journal and extensive cavitation of the oil lubricant. In the present study the authors restrict themselves to the two-dimensional statically loaded problem. In previous work a single domain spectral method was used which employed a bipolar coordinate transformation to map the region between the journal and the bearing onto a rectangle. The flow variables were then approximated on this rectangle using Fourier-Chebyshev expansions. However, to allow for future possible deformation of the journal and bearing surfaces due to increased load in the dynamically loaded case they have decided to use a more versatile spectral element formulation.
- Research Organization:
- Front Range Scientific Computations, Inc., Boulder, CO (United States); US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 219596
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9404305-Vol.2; ON: DE96005736; TRN: 96:002321-0044
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 6; Conference: Colorado conference on iterative methods, Breckenridge, CO (United States), 5-9 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]; Related Information: Is Part Of Colorado Conference on iterative methods. Volume 2; PB: 261 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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