Dynamics of Rotors on Refrigerant-Lubricated Gas Foil Bearings

Download Url(s)
https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/51431/1/9783731511120.pdf---
https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/51431/1/9783731511120.pdf
Author(s)
Leister, Tim
Language
EnglishAbstract
The gas foil bearing (GFB) technology is a key factor for the transition to oil-free rotating machinery. Among numerous advantages, GFBs offer the unique ability to be lubricated with working fluids such as refrigerants. However, the computational analysis of refrigerant-lubricated GFB–rotor systems represents an interdisciplinary problem of enormous complexity. This work pushes forward existing limits of feasibility and establishes a new strategy that enables stability and bifurcation analyses.

