THE STATIC PERFORMANCE AND PARAMETER STUDY OF FLOATING-RING HYDRODYNAMIC THRUST BEARINGS

摘要

In this paper, floating-ring thrust bearings are investigated. A mathematical model is established to analyze the static performance of this kind of bearings, such as the load capacity, frictional power loss, temperature rise as well as the angular speed ratio between the floating ring and runner. Meanwhile, a parameter study is also conducted on the characteristics of floating-ring thrust bearings. Finally, the theoretical calculation results are verified by experiments.