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Characterization of stiffness and damping in textured sector pad micro thrust bearings using computational fluid dynamics / Christos I. Papadopoulos in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power, Vol. 134 N° 11 (Novembre 2012) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power > Vol. 134 N° 11 (Novembre 2012) . - 09 p. Titre : Characterization of stiffness and damping in textured sector pad micro thrust bearings using computational fluid dynamics Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Christos I. Papadopoulos, Auteur ; Pantelis G. Nikolakopoulos, Auteur ; Lambros Kaiktsis, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : 09 p. Note générale : gas turbines Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : 3D  micro  thrust  bearings;  sector  pad;  stiffness;  damping;  CFD Index. décimale : 620.1 Essais des matériaux. Défauts des matériaux. Protection des matériaux Résumé : In the present paper, a study of stiffness and damping in sector-pad micro thrust bearings with artificial surface texturing is presented, based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The bearing pads are modeled as consecutive three-dimensional independent microchannels, each consisting of a smooth rotating wall (rotor) and a partially textured stationary wall (stator). CFD simulations are performed, consisting in the numerical solution of the Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible isothermal flow. The goal of the present study is to characterize the dynamic behavior of favorable designs, identified in previous optimization studies, comprising parallel and convergent thrust bearings with rectangular texture patterns. To this end, a translational degree of freedom (DOF) along the thrust direction and a rotational (tilting) DOF of the rotor are considered. By implementing appropriate small perturbations around the equilibrium (steady-state) position and processing the simulation results, the stiffness and damping coefficients of the bearing are obtained for each DOF. The computed dynamic coefficients of textured thrust bearings are compared to those of conventional (smooth slider) designs. It is found that the dependence of bearing stiffness and damping on geometrical parameters exhibits the same trends for both DOFs. Both stiffness and damping are found to increase with bearing width. In general, increasing the bearing convergence ratio results in increased bearing stiffness and decreased damping. Finally, the present results demonstrate that properly textured parallel sliders are characterized by an overall dynamic performance that is superior to that of smooth converging sliders. DEWEY : 620.1 ISSN : 0742-4795 En ligne : http://asmedl.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JETPEZ000134000011 [...] [article] Characterization of stiffness and damping in textured sector pad micro thrust bearings using computational fluid dynamics [texte imprimé] / Christos I. Papadopoulos, Auteur ; Pantelis G. Nikolakopoulos, Auteur ; Lambros Kaiktsis, Auteur . - 2012 . - 09 p. gas turbines Langues : Anglais (eng) in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power > Vol. 134 N° 11 (Novembre 2012) . - 09 p. Mots-clés : 3D  micro  thrust  bearings;  sector  pad;  stiffness;  damping;  CFD Index. décimale : 620.1 Essais des matériaux. Défauts des matériaux. Protection des matériaux Résumé : In the present paper, a study of stiffness and damping in sector-pad micro thrust bearings with artificial surface texturing is presented, based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The bearing pads are modeled as consecutive three-dimensional independent microchannels, each consisting of a smooth rotating wall (rotor) and a partially textured stationary wall (stator). CFD simulations are performed, consisting in the numerical solution of the Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible isothermal flow. The goal of the present study is to characterize the dynamic behavior of favorable designs, identified in previous optimization studies, comprising parallel and convergent thrust bearings with rectangular texture patterns. To this end, a translational degree of freedom (DOF) along the thrust direction and a rotational (tilting) DOF of the rotor are considered. By implementing appropriate small perturbations around the equilibrium (steady-state) position and processing the simulation results, the stiffness and damping coefficients of the bearing are obtained for each DOF. The computed dynamic coefficients of textured thrust bearings are compared to those of conventional (smooth slider) designs. It is found that the dependence of bearing stiffness and damping on geometrical parameters exhibits the same trends for both DOFs. Both stiffness and damping are found to increase with bearing width. In general, increasing the bearing convergence ratio results in increased bearing stiffness and decreased damping. Finally, the present results demonstrate that properly textured parallel sliders are characterized by an overall dynamic performance that is superior to that of smooth converging sliders. DEWEY : 620.1 ISSN : 0742-4795 En ligne : http://asmedl.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JETPEZ000134000011 [...]

Evolutionary optimization of micro-thrust bearings with periodic partial trapezoidal surface texturing / Christos I. Papadopoulos in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power, Vol. 133 N° 1 (Janvier 2011) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power > Vol. 133 N° 1 (Janvier 2011) . - 10 p. Titre : Evolutionary optimization of micro-thrust bearings with periodic partial trapezoidal surface texturing Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Christos I. Papadopoulos, Auteur ; Pantelis G. Nikolakopoulos, Auteur ; Lambros Kaiktsis, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : 10 p. Note générale : Génie Mécanique Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Computational  fluid  dynamics  Evolutionary  computation  Genetic  algorithms  Machine  bearings  Microchannel  flow  Navier-Stokes  equations  Stators  Surface  texture Index. décimale : 620.1 Essais des matériaux. Défauts des matériaux. Protection des matériaux Résumé : An optimization study of trapezoidal surface texturing in slider micro-bearings, via computational fluid dynamics (CFD), is presented. The bearings are modeled as micro-channels, consisting of a moving and a stationary wall. The moving wall (rotor) is assumed smooth, while part of the stationary wall (stator) exhibits periodic dimples of trapezoidal form. The extent of the textured part of the stator and the dimple geometry are defined parametrically; thus, a wide range of texturing configurations is considered. Flow simulations are based on the numerical solution of the Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible isothermal flow. To optimize the bearing performance, an optimization problem is formulated and solved by coupling the CFD code with an optimization tool based on genetic algorithms and local search methods. Here, the design variables define the bearing geometry, while load carrying capacity is the objective function to be maximized. Optimized texturing geometries are obtained for the case of parallel bearings for several numbers of dimples, illustrating significant load carrying capacity levels. Further, these optimized texturing patterns are applied to converging bearings for different convergence ratio values; the results demonstrate that, for small and moderate convergence ratios, a substantial increase in load carrying capacity, in comparison to smooth bearings, is obtained. Finally, an optimization study performed at a high convergence ratio shows that, in comparison to the parallel slider, the optimal texturing geometry is substantially different, and that performance improvement over smooth bearings is possible even for steep sliders. DEWEY : 620.1 ISSN : 0742-4795 En ligne : http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JETPEZ00013 [...] [article] Evolutionary optimization of micro-thrust bearings with periodic partial trapezoidal surface texturing [texte imprimé] / Christos I. Papadopoulos, Auteur ; Pantelis G. Nikolakopoulos, Auteur ; Lambros Kaiktsis, Auteur . - 2012 . - 10 p. Génie Mécanique Langues : Anglais (eng) in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power > Vol. 133 N° 1 (Janvier 2011) . - 10 p. Mots-clés : Computational  fluid  dynamics  Evolutionary  computation  Genetic  algorithms  Machine  bearings  Microchannel  flow  Navier-Stokes  equations  Stators  Surface  texture Index. décimale : 620.1 Essais des matériaux. Défauts des matériaux. Protection des matériaux Résumé : An optimization study of trapezoidal surface texturing in slider micro-bearings, via computational fluid dynamics (CFD), is presented. The bearings are modeled as micro-channels, consisting of a moving and a stationary wall. The moving wall (rotor) is assumed smooth, while part of the stationary wall (stator) exhibits periodic dimples of trapezoidal form. The extent of the textured part of the stator and the dimple geometry are defined parametrically; thus, a wide range of texturing configurations is considered. Flow simulations are based on the numerical solution of the Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible isothermal flow. To optimize the bearing performance, an optimization problem is formulated and solved by coupling the CFD code with an optimization tool based on genetic algorithms and local search methods. Here, the design variables define the bearing geometry, while load carrying capacity is the objective function to be maximized. Optimized texturing geometries are obtained for the case of parallel bearings for several numbers of dimples, illustrating significant load carrying capacity levels. Further, these optimized texturing patterns are applied to converging bearings for different convergence ratio values; the results demonstrate that, for small and moderate convergence ratios, a substantial increase in load carrying capacity, in comparison to smooth bearings, is obtained. Finally, an optimization study performed at a high convergence ratio shows that, in comparison to the parallel slider, the optimal texturing geometry is substantially different, and that performance improvement over smooth bearings is possible even for steep sliders. DEWEY : 620.1 ISSN : 0742-4795 En ligne : http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JETPEZ00013 [...]