Modeling and analysis of planar multibody system with mixed lubricated revolute joint

Abstract

By coupling the mixed lubrication model of a lubricated revolute clearance joint with the dynamics model of multibody system, this study presents a new methodology for modeling and analysis of planar multibody system with mixed lubricated revolute joints. The lubrication model is solved by the Finite Element Method, while the multibody dynamics equations are established by Lagrange׳s method. The hydrodynamic forces built up by the lubricant fluid are evaluated from the knowledge of the system variables and then included into the equations of motion of the multibody system. In the end, the proposed approach is applied to the piston–connecting rod–crank system in a four-stoke gasoline engine with lubricated clearance joint at the small end of the connecting rod.