MECH4407 Q1.

Past Exam 1

(15 points) The oil has a viscosity of 100C = 5 cS, viscosity index of VI = 15 and density of = 850 kg/m3. What is the dynamic viscosity in Pas of this oil at 20C?

Q2.

(15 points) An infinite Rayleigh step bearing of the step height h has two segments of length B/2 parallel to the surface. Assuming constant velocity U and constant viscosity of the oil find the relationship between the total load supported and the minimum film thickness.

Q3.

(35 points) A journal bearing 50 mm in diameter and 25 mm long is operating at a speed of 2400 rpm under load of 8 kN, clearance of c = 50 m and eccentricity ratio of = 0.85. The bearing is lubricated by SAE 20W/50 oil. If the oil inlet temperature is 50C, using full iterative method find the bearing effective temperature of the oil. Assume oil density = 900 kg/m3 and specific heat of the oil = 1650 J/kgK.

Q4.

(20 points) A pump capable of maintaining 20 MPa of pressure is supplying oil of viscosity 80 cP to a circular hydrostatic thrust bearing of an outside diameter of 0.1 m at a rate of 0.4x10-5 m3/s which allows to maintain a steady film thickness of 30 m. The oil is supplied to the bearing via capillary. The bearing supports the weight of 60 kN and rotates at 1000 rpm. Calculate: suitable recess radius, pumping power, the capillary dimensions assuming that l/d = 100 (where l is the length and d is the diameter of the capillary)

Q5.

(20 points) In a 'two-disc' machine used to simulate rolling/sliding contact in meshing gears, shown in Figure 1, one disc has a radius of 100 mm while the other disc has a radius of 50 mm. The discs are 25 mm wide and subjected to a load of 3 kN. The discs rotate against each other with velocities of N A = 100 rpm and N B = 200 rpm respectively. The discs are lubricated with oil which has the dynamic viscosity of = 0.05 Pas at the operating temperature and the pressure-viscosity coefficient at the operating temperature and pressure = 2.6x10-8 Pa-1. The discs material has a modulus of elasticity E = 2.07x1011 Pa and Poisson's ratio = 0.3. Estimate the surface roughness of the discs necessary to prevent the occurrence of scuffing.

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Past Exam 1

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Figure 1.

Answers: Q1. Q2. Q3. Q4. Q5. 20C = 0.1235 Pas

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T eff = 82.3C, SAE 20W/50 R 0 = 0.0285 m, d = 5.64x10-4 m, H = 50.89 W, L = 5.64x10-2 m h 0 = 0.5 m, RMS = 0.118 m

MECH4407 Q1.

Past Exam 2

(10 points) The oil has a viscosity index VI = 92 and density of = 895 kg/m3. What is the dynamic viscosity of this oil at 20C? The kinematic viscosity at 38C (100F) of a reference oil having zero viscosity index and also having the same viscosity at 99C (210F) as the oil investigated is 38,ref = 253.89 cS.

Q2.

(20 points) An infinitely long linear wedge bearing of length L = 100 mm and width B = 20 mm is operating under the outlet film thickness of h 0 = 20 m. Assuming constant velocity U = 10 m/s and constant oil viscosity = 3.5x10-3 Pas. a) b) c) Find the maximum load the bearing can support. Find the non-dimensional load. Calculate the outlet film thickness.

Q3.

(25 points) A journal bearing 80 mm diameter and 20 mm length is operating at a speed of 3500 rpm and load of 1 kN. The oil effective viscosity is 9.8 cS, oil density is = 900 kg/m3 and the bearing operating temperature is 80C. Assume clearance/radius ratio - c/R = 0.0015. a) b) c) Estimate the amount of side leakage. Estimate the friction force and the coefficient of friction. Calculate the bearing maximum pressure for these conditions.

Q4.

(20 points) A circular hydrostatic bearing with an outside diameter of 150 mm, recess diameter of 60 mm and rotating at 500 rpm supports a load of 50 kN. The bearing is lubricated by a mineral oil of density = 900 kg/m3 and delivered to the bearing by a constant delivery pump at a rate of 50x10-9 m3s-1. The operating temperature of the bearing is 30C. Select the SAE oil such that the film thickness will never be less than 10 m. Calculate the recess pressure.

Q5.

(25 points) Wheel on rail as shown in Figure 1 is travelling with the velocity of 150 km/h along the track. The rail head has a radius of curvature of 0.3 m while the wheel radius is 0.4 m. The radial load on the wheel is 30 kN. The material of both wheel and rail has a modulus of elasticity E = 2.07x1011 Pa and Poisson's ratio = 0.3. The rail is covered with the oil of viscosity of = 1100 cS, pressure viscosity coefficient = 2.2x10-8 m2/N and density = 895 kg/m3.

MECH4407 Determine reduced radius (used in calculation of contact parameters), Minimum film thickness and lubrication regime

Past Exam 2

Is slipping likely to occur during braking? Would slipping occur if rail was covered with water? The viscosity of water under atmospheric conditions is 0 = 0.001 Pas and the pressure viscosity coefficient of water is = 6.68x10-10 m2/N.

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Past Exam 2

Answers: Q1. Q2. Q3. Q4. Q5. 20 = 0.417 Pas W = 560 N, W* = -0.0267, h 1 = 44x10-6 m Q = 1.338x10-5 m3/s, F = 16.67 N, = 0.017, p max = 3 MPa p r = 6.173 MPa, SAE 20 R' = 0.171 m, h 0 = 41.4 m (oil - hydrodynamic), h 0 = 0.069 m (water - boundary)

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Past Exam 3

(35 points) An infinite Rayleigh step bearing of the step height h has two segments of length B/2 parallel to the surface. Assuming constant velocity U and constant viscosity of the oil a) b) Find the relationship between the total load supported and the minimum film thickness. Find how the maximum load capacity of this bearing compares to that of infinite linear wedge bearing?

Q2.

(40 points) A circular pad hydrostatic bearing has an outside radius of 0.1 m and circular recess radius of 0.02 m. The viscosity of the lubricant used is 30 cP. The oil is supplied to the bearing by a pump at a constant flow of 20 l/min. a) b) Calculate the load carried for the uniform film thickness of 100 m. What would be the percentage increase in load if the film thickness is reduced by 10%

Assuming that the oil is supplied by a capillary restrictor, such that the film thickness is still 100 m and that the pressure drops across the capillary from 60 MPa (pump supply pressure 'p s ') to 30 MPa (recess pressure 'p r ') c) d) Calculate the load carried by the film. Determine the percentage increase in load if the film thickness is reduced by 10%

Q3.

(25 points) During the unloading from the truck the roller is moving down the plain steel ramp. The ramp is covered with SAE 20W/40 oil. The roller has two cylindrical steel rolls of the diameter of 1.0 m and the length 1.5 m. The load is equally distributed between the rolls. The weight of the roller is 50 kN. The average lubricant's velocity is 8.34 m/s. The pressure viscosity coefficient of oil is = 2.8x10-8 m2/N and the oil density is = 875 kg/m3 and is constant at all temperatures. The modulus of elasticity of the roll and the ramp is E = 2.07x1011 N/m2 and the Poisson's ratio = 0.3. The temperature of the ramp is 10C. a) b) Find whether an accident (skidding of the roller) is likely to occur under operating conditions. Find whether skidding would occur under the same operating conditions but in case the ramp was covered with water instead of oil. The viscosity of water under atmospheric conditions is 0 = 0.001 Pas and the pressure viscosity coefficient of water is = 6.68x10-10 m2/N. Discuss the obtained results. Assume negligible change in viscosity of water with temperature.

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Past Exam 3

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, b) 6W* = 0.1778 (for L/B = 6W* = 0.16)

a) W = 287,971.2 N, b) 37.17%, c) W = 281,085.3 N, d) 15.67% h 0 = 6.2x10-5 m slip (oil) (pumping used), h 0 = 7.25x10-8 m no slip (water)