Analysis of thermal lubrication characteristics of aero-gear pump journal bearing

In order to study the thermal lubrication characteristics of aero-gear pump journal bearing (APJB) under certain load and low medium viscosity, a APJB numerical model was established based on the combination of Reynolds and adiabatic flow energy equations. The hydrodynamic lubrication and temperature effects on the viscosity are considered and the finite difference method is adopted. The results show that with the increase of APJB width parameters, the eccentricity decreases monotonically, the minimum oil film thickness increases, the friction resistance increases and the end discharge decreases. In addition, the eccentricity of bearing, maximum oil film pressure, end discharge flow and oil film thickness increase with the APJB radial clearance, while the friction and temperature inside the APJB decrease. When the APJB width changes from 21 to 27mm, the maximum oil film temperature and pressure increases by 2.16% and-35.23%, respectively; when the radial clearance changes from 0.0315 to 0.0413mm, the maximum oil film temperature and thickness decrease by 3.03% and 8.99%, respectively.