An instrument is described which allows the load bearing capacity of a lubricant to be measured under pressures, shear rates and dynamic loadings typical of those found in automotive crankshaft journal bearings. Using Newtonian lubrication approximations, a theoretical analysis of the Journal Bearing Simulator has been carried out. Good agreement between theory and experiment is found demonstrating that the instrument is a fundamentally sound method for measuring lubricant load bearing capacity.
A Journal Bearing Simulator Bench Test for Ranking Load-Bearing Capacity: A Theoretical Analysis
Sae Technical Papers
International Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition ; 1992
1992-10-01
Conference paper
English
Lubricants , Pressure , Crankshafts , Simulators , Bearings
Assessment of Lubricant Load Bearing Capacity Using a Journal Bearing Simulator Bench Test
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