Load and stiffness of a hydrostatic bearing lubricated with a Bingham plastic fluid

Stefan Lampaert, Ron van Ostayen

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Abstract

Using a smart fluid, for example, magnetorheological or electrorheological, in a hydrostatic bearing gives the possibility to actively change the bearing properties during operation. This work presents an analytical model to predict the load and stiffness of a planar hydrostatic bearing lubricated with a Bingham plastic fluid. The model is validated with the use of a numerical model that uses the Bingham–Papanastasiou regularization to achieve convergence. The model gives insight into the size of the operational range of the bearing and the load characteristic.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3056-3065
JournalJournal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures
Volume30
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • hydrostatic bearing
  • magnetorheological fluid
  • electrorheological fluid
  • mathematical modelling
  • magnetics

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