Étude des paliers lisses mésalignés lubrifiés par des fluides à couple de contrainte.

A theoretical investigation of the static and dynamic behaviour of a rigid plain journal bearing lubricated by oils containing polymer additives considering misalignment defect is presented. The lubricating oils which are non-Newtonian are modelled as couple-stress fluids. According to the V. K. Stokes' micro-continuum theory which takes into account the size of particles, these fluids are characterized by two physical constants, namely the dynamic viscosity (μ) and a second characteristic responsible for the couple stress in the fluid (η). The effects of the couple-stress on the static and dynamic behaviour of the plain journal bearing are studied by defining of a dimensionless couple-stress parameter. The obtained results showed that the presence of additives in the lubricant has non- negligible effects on the static and dynamic performance characteristics as well as the dynamic stability and response of the journal bearing especially at high values of couple-stresses parameter, i.e. for higher chain length of the additive molecule. However, their influence on the side leakage flow is negligible except for high values of eccentricity ratio. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]