THE PHASE STATE EFFECT OF LUBRICANT ON THE STATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONICAL BEARINGS
The calculating correlations for determination of the static characteristics of the conical fluid-film and externally pressurized bearings under conditions of variable thermo-physical properties and a two-phase condition of lubricant are offered. The expressions allow to get the static characteristics (load-carrying capacity, flow rate, frictional and pumping losses) with and without two-phase effect of lubricant. The results are illustrated by the plots for the conical fluid-film and externally pressurized bearings with water lubricant.