High-Precision Flow Field Simulation of Aerostatic Bearings Based on the Interior Penalty Discontinuous Galerkin Method

Autor: Weijie Hou, Qiushi Ding, Yongbo Hao, Jingshuo Cao, Shixi Hao, Kai Feng, Ming Zhao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Lubricants, Vol 10, Iss 12, p 360 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4442
DOI: 10.3390/lubricants10120360
Popis: All the static performance, dynamic characteristics, and stability are strongly associated with the flow field inside the aerostatic bearings. Therefore, a high-precision numerical method is beneficial for the detailed description of the bearing flow field. To this end, a modified interior penalty discontinuous Galerkin method was introduced here. Actually, a lift operator was included to eliminate the so-called homogeneity tensor connecting the viscous term and variable gradient, which could improve the numerical feasibility. The accuracy of the above numerical method has been comprehensively validated through viscous cases, including Couette flow and shear-driven cavity flow. Then, the flow fields of three aerostatic bearings were simulated with different orifice geometries. As a result, the Mach number distributions and static pressure could be estimated together with the integration of the pressure acting upon the thrust surface. The acceleration within the orifice and air film could be detected, and the influence of the orifice geometry has been systematically discussed.
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