Addendum to

Elastic and Damping Properties of Cylindrical Journal Bearings1

In extending the work presented in this paper, I uncovered a The right-hand member of equation ( l a ) is linear in [ / ' , V T ' ,
few points that needed revision. I felt it my duty to bring these V I t would appear from this that Reynolds equation for
to the attention of the reader, in order that he may not introduce incompressible fluids can be integrated separately first for a sta-
errors by using the unrevised data. This is the main reason for tionary journal center ( U ' ^ 0, VT' = VR = 0), then for a radial
this addendum. Furthermore, by extending the text just a little velocity of the journal center (27' = VT' = 0, VR ^ 0) and,
it can be shown that the results presented there have more general finally, for a tangential velocity of the journal center (U' = VR' =
applicability than the paper may imply. 0, V T ' ^ 0) and hence b y superposition, the pressure (and thus
the forces FR and Fr) obtained for the joint effects of U', VR', and

Revisions V T ' . This condition, however, is vitiated because of the region

of cavitation which changes in a manner depending on all three
1 The heading of the second column of Table 1 should read velocities.
V ' / C ' N ' = V ' / C ' N ' .
R T
Nevertheless, examination of the right-hand side of equation
2 The title under Fig. 2 should read "Dimensionless components
of force as a function of dimensionless velocity." T h e abscissa should ( l a ) shows that at least V and VT' enter in the form ( — nU'
b e V g ' / C ' N ' = V T ' / C ' N ' .

3 The title under Fig. 6 should read "Journal loci as a function of - 2R'VT,Sj sin 9. Thus, solutions for VT' = 0 can be trans-
eccentricity ratio for equal radial and tangential velocity."
formed to cases where V T ' ^ 0; this transformation is shown be-
In the text (e.g., page 103 last and second to last paragraphs) low and two examples are given.
when reference is made to Table 1 and Figs. 5 and 6, it should Suppose that equation ( l a ) is integrated for a given L'/D' and
be remembered that these calculations were performed for equal the forces FR and Fr evaluated for F r ' = 0, yielding
radial and tangential squeeze film velocity.
Fr' = -X'oi'FK(n, n)
(3a)
Extension Fr' = \'w'FT(n, n)
It can be shown that solutions presented for radial and tangen- • = V r '

tial squeeze film velocity can be transformed to those containing where

11 irC'N'
purely radial squeeze film velocity. The transformation will be
derived below. Equation (2) in the above paper can be written in Then, for nonzero V T ' , the force may be derived, without
the following form: further integration, by replacing co' in equation (3a) b y
/ R ' V T ' \ ( 2 I V \
d dp' d dp' co' I I — 477: = co' 1 1 —— . At the same time the
\ C' 11U'/ \ irn C ' N ' )

( 2Fy' \

dimensionless parameter h must be divided b y I I — — I.

Hence for V T ' 0, the fluid film forces become:

+ 4^-cos0 (la)
- (' - 3 k ) "
(4a)
where ' corresponds to dimensional quantities.
and FT(n, n)
The integration of equation ( l a ) yields the pressure distribution
in the bearing corresponding to the condition at which the inte-
gration is performed. B y further integration of the pressure irn
where
within the noncavitating region one obtains the net force which _2IV_
the fluid film exerts on the journal and, thus, one may evaluate TI nC'N'
the components of force in two mutually perpendicular directions.
(These can be either horizontal and vertical or radial and tan-
gential forces.) Example 1
For dimensional analysis considerations, these components can
be expressed in the following form: From Table 1,
L' V B ' V , '

Given D' 11 C'N' C'N'

(2a) 1 0.5 -2 - 2
/ V J VT' L' \
F,r' = X'co'Fy Transform the above to the case where VT' = 0.

where X'co' = ^ ^ ^ U \ ) with dimensions of force and irnC'N' Tr X 0.5

it \C J
V R , V T ' are the radial and tangential components, respectively,
F = 44.7/3.54 = 12.6
of the journal velocity, and where FR and FT are dimensionless
forces dependent on the dimensionless variables shown.
and n = . = = -0.564
2F/ 3.54
' B y B. Sternlicht, published in the June, 1959, issue of TRANS. 1 -
A S M E , S e r i e s D , JOURNAL OF BASIC ENGINEERING, p p . 101-108.
irnC'N'

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 Therefore, F = 12.6 X 8.65 = 109
U_ IV Vr ( 2VT' \
and 7rii» = « 1 ~rr, = - 0 . 5 6 4 X 8.65 = - 4 . 8 7
D' n C'N' C'N'
\ vnC'N /
1 0.5 -0.564 0 12.6 150.8 Therefore,
This example shows that the cases with radial and tangential
K j v j v F a
squeeze film velocity can be transformed to ones where T V = 0.
D' n C'N' C'N'
109 150.8
Example 2 1 0.5 -4.87 -6

Next, consider the case where only radial squeeze film velocity is Example 2 is more general than Example 1 for it shows that
assumed, e.g., solutions with only radial squeeze film velocity present can be
transformed to a number of cases where V T ' ^ 0. One of these
L' VR' TV „ is the case given by Example 1 and another is the example pre-
?i * t a
sented above.
D' C'N' C'N' It may be concluded that solutions to Reynolds equation,
1 0.5 - 0 . 5 6 4 0 12.6 150.8 where T V = 0, can be transformed to cases where T V ^ 0, and
Find a new dimensionless force VR'/C'N' for which Vr'/C'N' = vice versa. Thus analysis in which radial squeeze film velocity
-6. is included present the general dynamic solutions to the Reynolds
equation in which the Sommerfeld solution is only a limiting case
t 2X6 of V R ' = 0. These general solutions will be presented in a forth-
frr, = 1 + — = 8.65 coming publication.
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