STEADY-STATE CHARACTERISTICS OF FINITE POROUS OIL JOURNAL BEARINGS OFARBITRARY WALL THICKNESS

The aim of the present work is to study theoretically the effect of wa ll thickness on st state characteristics viz., load parameter, frictio n parameter, oil flow rate and attitude angle of porous oil bearings o f arbitrary wall thickness. In the analysis slip flow has been conside red at the bearing-film interface. The results indicate that load para meter decreases and friction parameter increases with wall thickness o f bearings, but attitude angle and end now are marginally affected.