• Journal of the korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.35-46
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• 1990

The instantaneous friction in main bearings of a single cylinder diesel engine was determined by measuring the instantaneous angular velocity, calculating the resulting forces acting on the bearings, and solving the unsteady Reynolds equation in combination with the mobility method. The considered system consists of only the crankshaft with flywheel and oil pump. The thermal effects were not considered because of the short testing time. The tests were conducted using an electric start motor. The results indicated that when the bearing is not near equilibrium for very small speeds, simple film lubrication theories are not accurate. The details of grooves and unsteady terms in the Reynolds equation cannot be ignored for increasing efficiency of instantaneous friction calculation of the engine bearings. The effects of speed on instantaneous friction and energy lost in friction were determined.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2002.11b
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• pp.381-387
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• 2002

In this work, the dynamic characteristics of an oil-lubricated, short SFD with a central feeding groove are derived based on a theoretical analysis considering the effect of a groove. The validity of the analysis is investigated experimentally using an Active Magnetic Bearing (AMB) system as an exciter. For the theoretical solution, the fluid film forces of a grooved SFD are analytically derived so that the dynamic coefficients of a SFD are expressed in terms of its design parameters. For the experimental validation of the analysis, a test rig using AMB as an exciter is proposed to identify the dynamic characteristics of a short SFD with a central groove. As an exciter, the AMB represents a mechatronic device to levitate and position the test journal without any mechanical contact, to generate relative motions of the journal inside the tested SFD and to measure the generated displacements during experiments with fairly high accuracy. Using this test rig, experiments are extensively conducted with different clearance, which is one of the most important design parameters, in order to investigate its effect on the dynamic characteristics and the performance of SFDs. Damping and inertia coefficients of the SFD that are experimentally identified are compared with the analytical results to demonstrate the effectiveness of the analysis. It is also shown that AMB is an ideal device for tests of SFDs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1993.12a
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• pp.39-50
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• 1993

최근 회전계의 고속화, 소형화 및 정숙운전에 대한 요구가 엄격해짐에 따라 볼베어링을 저어널베어링으로 대체하는 흐름이 증가하고 있으나, 저어널베어링의 기본 구조상 운전시 여러 종류의 진동모드가 발생되며 이에 따라 엄밀한 설계가 요구된다. 이러한 요구에 따라 본 연구에서는 불안정성을 억제할 수 있는 것으로 알려진 빗살무늬 저어널베어링을 대상으로 하여 보다 정확한 설계를 위한 수치해석 프로그램을 개발하였다. 빗살무늬저어널베어링의 해석법으로는 간극의 비선형성을 단순화 시키기 위하여 무한홈을 가정한 협곡이론을 시초로 하여 최근에는 컴류터 계산속도의 발달로 실제 형상에 대해 해석한 직접계산법 등이 알려져 있다. 직접계산법은 협곡이론에 의한 계산법에 비해 많은 시간이 걸리는 단점이 있으나, 베어링이 소형화되어 실제 많은 홈을 가공하기 힘들거나 홈이 원호형으로서 직각홈으로 가정하기가 곤란한 요소에서는 협곡이론을 적용하는데 무리가 있을 것으로 사료된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 직접계산법을 채택하여 소형 베어링 모델에 대한 부하특성을 수치해석하고, 이를 협곡이론과의 비교를 통하여 그 차이점을 검토하였다. 이를 위해 압축성을 고려한 레이놀즈 방정식에 대한 베어링 주위의 압력분포를 계산하는 프로그램을 제작하였으며, 주어진 설계조건하에서 빗살무늬 형상을 결정하는 피라미터들의 최적값을 산출하고, 아울러 플레인저어널베어링과의 비교를 통하여 설계조건에 따른 빗살무늬저어널베어링의 기존 불베어리의 대체 가능성을 평가하였다.