Effect of interconnecting area between the ends of a sliding bearing on film thickness

The effect of the area of interconnections between the ends of fast-acting bearings, such as those of concentric recoil mechanisms used with American tank guns, has been studied. It was found that the bearings do not ‘starve’ with a small interconnection area, but larger areas produced thicker fluid...

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Published inTribology international Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 234 - 236
Main Author Montgomery, R.S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.01.1985
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied sciences
bearings
Exact sciences and technology
film thickness
Friction, wear, lubrication
interconnecting area
Machine components
Mechanical engineering. Machine design
interconnecting area
film thickness
bearings
Thickness
Lubricating film
Bearing(mechanics)
Fire arm
Lubrication
Experimental study
Translation(motion)
Military equipment
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Summary:The effect of the area of interconnections between the ends of fast-acting bearings, such as those of concentric recoil mechanisms used with American tank guns, has been studied. It was found that the bearings do not ‘starve’ with a small interconnection area, but larger areas produced thicker fluid films. However, if the interconnection area was greater than 15–20 mm 2 with the system studied (5.08 cm diameter shaft), the resulting film-thickness decreased from the maximum. With this system, there was a definite minimum at 7.4 mm 2. There was also probably another at about 26 mm 2, but it was not so well-defined. In addition, the film-thickness usually continued to increase for a time even after the movement of the sliding shaft has stopped.
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ISSN:0301-679X
1879-2464
DOI:10.1016/0301-679X(85)90068-4