Modeling and characteristic investigation of practical gas dynamic bearings with stacked perforated foils

Abstract

this paper presents a stacked perforated foil bearing to address plastic deformation and complex processes of traditional gas foil bearing, which consists of a top foil, three stacked perforated foils and a bearing sleeve. Three layers of perforated foils are stacked to form a stacked perforated foils as the elastic structure of the SPFB, providing sufficient structural deformation and multi-point friction. The theoretical model of the SPFB, which couples a structural model based on a single supported beam with Reynolds equation, is solved using FDM, and the predicted results are validated against experimental results. The static and dynamic characteristics of the SPFB are analyzed under multiple structural and operational parameters, which improves the theoretical basis for commercial application.