Abstract
The objective of current research is to study the adiabatic solutions of a plain journal bearing operating with bio-based lubricants containing nanoparticles. Estimation of pressure and temperature fields has been accomplished by simultaneous numerical solutions of the modified Reynolds equation and the adiabatic energy equation. These equations have been solved by adopting the finite difference method with suitable iterative scheme. The analysis has been carried out taking into account the heating effects and non-Newtonian rheology of bio-based nanolubricant following the power law model. The results have been investigated for temperature and pressure fields and the static performance parameters for a broad range of eccentricity ratio e and different power law index values. The calculated results present that the involvement of nanoparticles in bio-based lubricant significantly enhances the pressure, load carrying capacity and friction force. Moreover, the influence of thermal effects on performance parameters is seen to be maximum at higher values of power law index.
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