A STUDY OF FERROFLUID LUBRICATION BASED ROUGH SINE FILM SLIDER BEARING WITH ASSORTED POROUS STRUCTURE

Authors

  • Mohmmadraiyan M. Munshi ALPHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9928-1118
  • Ashok R. Patel Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 382424, India
  • Gunamani B. Deheri Department of Mathematics, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, Gujarat, 388120, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2019.59.0144

Keywords:

Porous Structure, Roughness, Ferrofluid, load carrying capacity

Abstract

This paper attempts to study a ferrofluid lubrication based rough sine film slider bearing with assorted porous structure using a numerical approach. The fluid flow of the system is regulated by the Neuringer-Rosensweig model. The impact of the transverse surface roughness of the system has been derived using the Christensen and Tonder model. The corresponding Reynolds’ equation has been used to calculate the pressure distribution which, in turn, has been the key to formulate the load carrying capacity equation. A graphical representation is made to demonstrate the calculated value of the load carrying capacity which is a dimensionless unit. The numbers thus derived have been used to prove that ferrofluid lubrication aids the load carrying capacity. The study suggests that the positive impact created by magnetization in the case of negatively skewed roughness helps to partially nullify the negative impact of the transverse roughness. Further investigation implies that when the Kozeny-Carman’s model is used, the overall performance is enhanced. The Kozeny-Carman’s model is a form of an empirical equation used to calculate permeability that is dependent on various parameters like pore shape, turtuosity, specific surface area and porosity. The success of the model can be accredited to its simplicity and efficiency to describe measured permeability values. The obtained equation was used to predict the permeability of fibre mat systems and of vesicular rocks.

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Author Biography

  • Mohmmadraiyan M. Munshi, ALPHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA
    APPLIED SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT

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2019-04-30

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How to Cite

Munshi, M. M., Patel, A. R., & Deheri, G. B. (2019). A STUDY OF FERROFLUID LUBRICATION BASED ROUGH SINE FILM SLIDER BEARING WITH ASSORTED POROUS STRUCTURE. Acta Polytechnica, 59(2), 144-152. https://doi.org/10.14311/AP.2019.59.0144
Received 2018-07-10
Accepted 2019-02-26
Published 2019-04-30