Analysis of bearing lubrication under dynamic loading considering micropolar and cavitating effects

Numerical computation of the dynamically loaded journal bearings lubricated with micropolar fluids is undertaken based on the improved Elord cavitation algorithm and over-relaxation method. The results show that the average inflow and average outflow based on the mass conservation boundary conditions are almost equal, which is in accordance with the fact. However, under the Reynolds boundary conditions, large difference is shown between the average inflow and outflow. It is also demonstrated that with the micropolar fluids lubrication, the minimum film thickness, bearing capacity and friction power loss are increased while the maximum film pressure is decreased.