Regime of the Flow in the Axial Hydrostatic Bearing with Central Groove

Abstract

This paper deals with the fluid flow in the axial hydrostatic bearing with the central groove. The type of flow in the narrow gap is defined by the dimensionless Reynolds number. The influence of the groove shape on the pressure field in axial hydrostatic bearing is investigated. Numerical modelling and evaluation of the flow field parameters is done using Ansys Fluent software.