Simulation of Journal Bearings Using Tribo-X inside Ansys
Learn how to design and optimize state-of-the-art hydrodynamic journal bearings so that bearing damage can be avoided.
With Tribo-X inside Ansys, CADFEM and Tribo Technologies have developed a solution that enables convenient and efficient calculation of hydrodynamic radial bearings in Ansys Workbench. In this training course, you will learn which properties significantly determine the operating ...
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This training is offered as a 2-day, consisting of 8 modules.
Day 1
01 Theoretic backgrounds on hydrodynamic (HD) bearings
- Tribology of the bearing: friction, lubrication, wear
- Lubricants and their properties
- Design according to DIN 31652, VDI 2204 and ISO 7902
- Numerical calculation method
- Effect of rough surfaces on the bearing operation (Stribeck curve)
02 Tribo-X inside Ansys
- Introduction to Tribo-X inside Ansys
- Preparing CAD geometry and meshing
- Defining lubricant supply and operating conditions
- Significance of cavitation and turbulence for bearing operation
- Options for evaluating the results
- Exercise: Hydrodynamic analysis of a bearing
03 Elasto-hydrodynamic (EHD) bearing analysis – influence of elastic deformations
- Influence of elastic deformations on the load-bearing capacity
- Significance of bearing geometry and the material selection
- Notes on meshing the bearing environment
- Exercise: Elasto-hydrodynamic (EHD) bearing analysis – significance of elastic properties
04 Mixed friction stressed bearings
- What is mixed friction?
- Significance of liquid friction and solid friction
- Considering rough surfaces in the bearing analysis
- Exercise: Determining the Stribeck curve for a bearing
Day 2
05 Thermo-elasto-hydrodynamic (TEHD) bearing analysis – influence of thermal effects
- Significance of heating for the bearing
- How is a thermal simulation carried out in Tribo-X inside Ansys?
- Thermal interaction between the lubrication gap and the bearing environment
- Influence of mixed friction on the bearing temperature
- Exercise: TEHD bearing analysis with and without mixed friction
06 Calculation of dynamically operated bearings – transient simulations
- Particularities of transient bearing calculations
- Setup of a transient calculation model
- Periodically and non-periodically stressed bearings
- Exercise: Analysis of a run-up
07 Bearing shape and position deviations
- Which shape and position deviations may arise?
- How are shape and position deviations taken into account in Tribo-X inside Ansys?
- Influencing the bearing behavior through wear
- Exercise: Analysis of a system with shaft tilting and a bearing with wear depression
08 Additional functions
- Dynamic bearing properties and their significance in rotor dynamics
- Derivation of the stiffness and damping coefficients with Tribo-X inside Ansys
- Influence of the bearing design on the rotor-dynamic bearing coefficients
- Parameterization options in
With Tribo-X inside Ansys, CADFEM and Tribo Technologies have developed a solution that enables convenient and efficient calculation of hydrodynamic radial bearings in Ansys Workbench. In this training course, you will learn which properties significantly determine the operating behavior of a radial bearing and what role is played by elastic deformations, deviations in shape and position, as well as thermal effects. In addition, you will gain knowledge on how the mixed friction state of a bearing can be evaluated. Through an operating-point-dependent determination of bearing coefficients, you will be able to better understand the vibration behavior of plain bearing shafts. A parameterization of the bearing model allows you to make a holistic optimization of the shaft-bearing housing system for the respective application.
The training course is aimed at all those interested in the great potential of virtual product development and who would like to design and analyze state-of-the-art hydrodynamic radial bearings. Building upon your knowledge of lubricated bearings and will explore the possibilities of an efficient and damage-free design of bearings.
In this course, you will learn how to use Tribo-X inside Ansys based on practical example exercises. In addition to the software operation, you will gain an insight into which properties significantly influence the operating behavior of the bearing and how you can avoid bearing damage by correctly designing the bearing. The key points:
- Become familiar with important influencing variables on the operating behavior of bearings
- Efficient workflow for the optimization of bearings with and without mixed friction
- Practical exercises on the simulation of bearings with Tribo-X inside Ansys
- “Tribo-X inside Ansys” license free of charge for 3 months
Vincent Hoffmann
Mike Feuchter
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