An experimental investigation on frictional behavior of statically loaded micro-grooved journal bearing

Adatepe H., Bıyıklıoğlu A., SOFUOĞLU H.

TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, vol.44, no.12, pp.1942-1948, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.triboint.2011.08.008
  • Journal Name: TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1942-1948
  • Keywords: Micro-grooved bearings, Static load, Stribeck curves, Coefficient of friction, ROUGHNESS
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Performances of plain and micro-grooved engine journal bearings were investigated in this study. Numerous experiments were performed under different static loads by using the purpose-built journal bearing test rig. Micro-grooves were made by cutting micro-channels both around and across the engine journal bearing surfaces. Stribeck curves for the micro-grooved and the plain journal bearings were then experimentally and theoretically generated while frictional torque versus angular velocity curves were also plotted. The results showed that the highest value of coefficient of friction as well as the frictional torque was obtained on the transversal micro-grooved journal bearings. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.