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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2010.11.9.3119

On the Oil Film Behaviors of Engine Bearing Considering Crankshaft Misalignment  

Kim, Han-Goo (Research and Development Institute, Double Industrial Co., Ltd.)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.11, no.9, 2010 , pp. 3119-3124 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to analyze dynamic behaviors of the oil film thickness and engine bearings in both aligned and misaligned operation conditions of a crankshaft using computer simulation techniques. A crankshaft as an elastic body is modeled for a misaligned crankshaft which is very important design parameter of the film thickness and engine bearings. In this analysis, a dynamic characteristic of a minimum oil film is analyzed based on the elastohydrodynamic lubrication theory. The boundary conditions for analyzing the film behaviors include non-linear constraint forces and bending moments in engine bearings. The more expedient model of an engine bearing is extended to consider the effect of crankshaft misalignment. The computed results indicate that the minimum oil film thickness that causes a major influence on the performance of engine bearings has showed a decrease of 16% to 24% for the misaligned crankshaft compared with an aligned crankshaft. The computed results show that the misalignment of a crankshaft inevitably brings the reduction of minimum oil film thickness and this may increase the failure of a bearing. These results as design parameters are very useful for a bearing designer as a firm reference data of an automotive engine.
Keywords
Engine bearing; Minimum oil film thickness; Misalignment;
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