Abstract
The combined effects of surface roughness and flow rheology on the linear stability of a rigid rotor supported on short-length journal bearings are analyzed. The modified Reynolds equation and the rotor motion equation are linearized about the equilibrium position and the fluid film is modeled as spring and damping elements. From the characteristic equation, the instability threshold is then obtained with various surface roughness parameters (standard derivation, σ, and Peklenik number, γ), flow rheology (power-law index, n) and eccentricity ratios ( ε). The results show that the size of the stability regions of different roughness patterns has the following characteristics: longitudinal ( γ>1)>isotropic ( γ=1)>smooth>transverse ( γ<1). The stability of the bearing system deteriorates with decreasing power-law index. Moreover, there are crossing points in the vicinity of ε=0.45 among the curves of dimensionless speed parameter ( Ω ̄ ) associated with various power-law indices and surface roughness parameters.
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