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A digital computer analysis has been made of the effects of non-Newtonianism on the performance of greases in finite width journal bearings. As anticipated, t he extreme nonlinearity of the shear rate-shear stress relation exhibited by greases makes their deviations from “normal” behavior very marked. Among the effects noted are (1) apparent “anisotropic viscosities,” i.e., viscosities in the side leakage direction as much as 30 times as high as those in the direction of motion, (2) reduced side leakage, (3) flatter pressure profiles, (4) reduced sensitivity of load and friction to speed changes relative to Newtonian lubricants, and (5) the occurrence of “cores” of plug flow. Theoretically interesting is the fact that the apparent axial viscosity approaches the true viscosity while the circumferential viscosity approaches the slope of the flow curve. Many of the conclusions obtained here, especially the advantages of greases at low speeds, are confirmed in practice. Contributed to the American Society of ... |
