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A coupled finite-volume CFD solver for two-dimensional elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication problems with particular application to rolling element bearings
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Title: | A coupled finite-volume CFD solver for two-dimensional elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication problems with particular application to rolling element bearings |
Authors: | Hajishafiee, A Kadiric, A Ioannides, E Dini, D |
Item Type: | Journal Article |
Abstract: | This paper describes a new computational fluid dynamics methodology for modelling elastohydrodynamic contacts. A finite-volume technique is implemented in the ‘OpenFOAM’ package to solve the Navier-Stokes equations and resolve all gradients in a lubricated rolling-sliding contact. The method fully accounts for fluid-solid interactions and is stable over a wide range of contact conditions, including pressures representative of practical rolling bearing and gear applications. The elastic deformation of the solid, fluid cavitation and compressibility, as well as thermal effects are accounted for. Results are presented for rolling-sliding line contacts of an elastic cylinder on a rigid flat to validate the model predictions, illustrate its capabilities, and identify some example conditions under which the traditional Reynolds-based predictions deviate from the full CFD solution. |
Issue Date: | 29-Dec-2016 |
Date of Acceptance: | 28-Dec-2016 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/43595 |
DOI: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2016.12.046 |
ISSN: | 1879-2464 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Start Page: | 258 |
End Page: | 273 |
Journal / Book Title: | Tribology International |
Volume: | 109 |
Copyright Statement: | © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under a CC-BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Sponsor/Funder: | SKF Engineering & Research Centre BV SKF (UK) Ltd Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) |
Funder's Grant Number: | METB_P17877 N/A EP/N025954/1 |
Keywords: | 0913 Mechanical Engineering |
Publication Status: | Published |
Appears in Collections: | Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Engineering |