Some Specific Features in the Formation of Pressure in Sliding Bearing Clearance

Abstract

Results of theoretical and experimental studies of the pressure distribution in the sliding bearing clearance are presented considering the influence of dissipative processes. The results obtained allow a more accurate description of special features in the formation of pressure in sliding bearing clearance that cannot be taken into account within the framework of the traditional approach based on the Navier–Stokes equation. The theoretical data are supported by the results of pressure distribution measurement in the clearance between the cylindrical racer of the bearing and the shaft fixed in it.