Abstract
In journal bearings the misalignment of the journal and sleeve axis causes a load concentration on their edges, mixed lubrication conditions, an increase in the bearing temperature, rotor instability, and intensive wear of mating parts. The rotating machines are controlled by means of the temperature and vibration transducers, which are placed in the middle plain of the bearing housing. This arrangement of transducers gives no information about the real distance between the journal surface and bearing edges, and, in case of misaligned shaft, it has crucial meaning for the correct operation of turbo unit. This paper presents the theoretical and some experimental results of turbo unit journal bearing operating in misaligned conditions. The results point out the necessity of the precise control of the lubricating gap and the temperature generated on the bearing edges. It was also found that the increase in misalignment also generates an increase in power loss.
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