Dynamic Coefficients for Fluid Film Journal Bearings

An analysis for deriving the stiffness and damping coefficients of a journal bearing is presented. It is based on a Pertubation solution of the lubrication equation (Reynold’s equation) where the resulting partial differential equations are evaluated numerically. The destabilizing nature of the coefficients is illustrated by the example of a rigid rotor.

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