Applicability of Winkler and FEM models for elastohydrodynamic analysis of deformable oil and water-lubricated journal bearings
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology
Published online on July 24, 2025
Abstract
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, Volume 240, Issue 4, Page 684-698, April 2026.
This article explores the elastohydrodynamic analysis of journal bearings with deformable surface. An iterative solver is developed, coupling the Reynolds equation for hydrodynamic lubrication with the open-source FEM software, CalculiX. The steady-state ...
This article explores the elastohydrodynamic analysis of journal bearings with deformable surface. An iterative solver is developed, coupling the Reynolds equation for hydrodynamic lubrication with the open-source FEM software, CalculiX. The steady-state ...