Thermal and Surface Roughness Effects on Performance Analysis of Slider Bearing via Petrov–Galerkin Finite Element Method

Abstract

In this study, the performance of slider bearing with impacts of temperature and roughness of surface on 1D longitudinal and transverse roughness type is investigated using the Streamline Upwind Petrov–Galerkin (SUPG)-finite element method (FEM). It is considered that the roughness is stochastic and Gaussian in random distribution. It is also considered that viscosity and density depend upon temperature. The domain’s irregularity caused by surface roughness is changed into a regular domain for numerical computation purposes. To determine the capacity of load-carrying and pressure distribution, the continuity, momentum, modified Reynolds, and energy equations are decoupled and solved by the SUPG-FEM. It can be demonstrated that in the case of the longitudinal model of nonparallel slider bearing, the load-bearing bearing capacity and drag force of friction due to the case i of the combined effects are lower than those attributable to the influence of surface roughness. Nevertheless, the thermal case’s impact on the 1D transverse type capacity of load-carrying capability and drag friction force is below that of the combined and surface roughness impact instances. The reverse is true for parallel slider bearings, however, for a 1D transverse type, the load-carrying ability is not particularly impressive.