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Modification of a multi-recess hydrostatic bearing pad geometry
Šimara, Vít ; Robenek, Dětřich (referee) ; Svoboda, Petr (advisor)
In the design of a hydrostatic bearing, basic analytical expressions assuming parallelism of sliding surfaces and simple geometry can be employed. In this study, the properties of a specific pocket shape were investigated even under conditions of tilt, which can arise from assembly errors or asymmetric loading. Based on experimental data, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model of hydrostatic lubrication has been developed and validated. A constant flow through all recesses was considered and conditions of no movement of the sliding surface were assumed. The model was subsequently modified to a variant with discharge grooves separating individual recesses and a variant with variable recess position relative to the centre of the pocket. The results demonstrated that the pocket's ability to carry asymmetric loading increases mainly with increasing distance of the recess from the centre, followed by their size. However, this ability comes at the cost of higher performance losses in hydrostatic lubrication. The results of this work can be used for the design of pockets with different methods of pocket support or alignment.

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