DESIGNING FOR CANTILEVERED BEARING LOADS: APPROACH TO SCROLL DESIGN.

Author(s) : LANE W. R., LAUB J. S.

Summary

A METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR THE EFFECT OF CANTILEVERED LOADING IN THE JOURNAL BEARING DESIGN APPROACH FOR SCROLL COMPRESSORS IS PRESENTED. AN EMPIRICALLY DERIVED EDGE LOADING FACTOR IS DEVELOPED USING A UNIQUE BEARING TEST FACILITY WHICH CAN EQUATE BEARING SYSTEM STIFFNESS WITH LOAD CARRYING CAPABILITY. THE EDGE LOADING FACTOR IS USED TO SUPERIMPOSE THE CANTILEVERED LOADING EFFECTS ON A STANDARD HYDRODYNAMIC FILM PREDICTION PROGRAM. THIS ALLOWS FOR COMPLETE ANALYTIC DEVELOPMENT OF SUCCESSFUL SCROLL JOURNAL BEARING SYSTEMS.

Details

  • Original title: DESIGNING FOR CANTILEVERED BEARING LOADS: APPROACH TO SCROLL DESIGN.
  • Record ID : 1989-0920
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1988/07/18
  • Source: Source: Proc. 1988 int. Compress. Eng. Conf., Purdue Univ.
    vol. 1; 1-10; 9 fig.; 8 ref.
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