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  • On the importance of the experimental setup design in hydrodynamic journal bearing friction measurement
    Gosar, Aleš, konstrukter ...
    Improving operating conditions and reducing the friction-related power losses of hydrodynamic journal bearings could lower emissions and contribute to efforts for a faster green transition. ... Experimental studies play an important role in evaluating and improving the performance of plain journal bearings. The concept of the experimental setup for friction measurements of journal bearings is well defined in the relevant standards, but the actual design is always left to the researchers conducting a particular study. Our study reveals that common practical assumptions about the frictional power losses caused by components of the experimental setup can lead to misleading conclusions about the measured coefficient of friction. The research premises were tested on the developed experimental setup using two methods for measuring the coefficient of friction and different load interfaces. In particular, the direct torque measurement using strain gauges on the shaft demonstrated the strongest correlation with theoretical values. However, the result was affected by the correct evaluation of the frictional losses of the support ball bearings. Conversely, the Stribeck curves showed that the combination of the indirect cantilever method and load interface with direct radial force application led to inferior results. The intricate interactions between setup components and unknown frictional conditions made straightforward geometric corrections challenging. The study encourages researchers in the field to critically assess their experimental setups and to rely on their own assessment of frictional losses.
    Vir: Tribology international. - ISSN 0301-679X (Vol. 197, [article no.] 109800, Sep. 2024, str. 1-13)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del ; neleposlovje za odrasle
    Leto - 2024
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 196777987

vir: Tribology international. - ISSN 0301-679X (Vol. 197, [article no.] 109800, Sep. 2024, str. 1-13)
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