The imperative characteristics of micropolar (non-Newtonian) fluid-lubricated short single-layered porous journal bearing are analysed theoretically by an iterative method. With the presence of very few available data for micropolar lubrication, the results acquired in the present study are compared with previously published results using the conventional lubricant and found to be in the perfect covenant. The modified Reynolds equation in case of micropolar fluid is derived and solved numerically to investigate bearing characteristics and to show the comparison with published results in the form of design charts. The results established that the micropolar fluid significantly improves lubricating conditions and load capacity as compared with the corresponding Newtonian case. It has been observed that micropolar fluid-lubricated porous journal bearing gives high load-carrying capacity than other conventional lubricants.
The features of micropolar fluid (a non-Newtonian fluid)–lubricated short single-layered porous hydrostatic journal bearing are analyzed theoretically by an iterative method. To investigate hydrostatic journal bearing characteristics, a modified Reynolds equation in the case of micropolar fluid is derived and solved numerically. The obtained results in this work are validated by comparing the same with previously published results with Newtonian and non-Newtonian lubricants in the form of design charts. The static stiffness and load-carrying capacity of the investigated bearing are 80% and 75% higher than conventional hydrostatic bearings. The porous hydrostatic journal bearing exhibits more economical performance as it requires 40% low flow rate and low pump power, and it generates 50% less heat in contrast with other hydrostatic bearings.
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