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Mechanics of Fluids

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Fundamentals <strong>of</strong> the theory <strong>of</strong> hydrodynamic lubrication 235<br />

involves great mathematical complexity, but we can readily investigate the<br />

behaviour, under steady conditions, <strong>of</strong> a very short bearing.<br />

Fig. 6.24<br />

Fig. 6.25<br />

Here there is, in general, a large pressure gradient in the axial (z) direction. Very short bearing<br />

Again, because the clearance is very small compared with the radius, the<br />

curvature <strong>of</strong> the lubricant film may be neglected, and at a particular position<br />

within it we consider a small box-like element over an area δx × δz <strong>of</strong> the<br />

journal surface where the clearance is h (Fig. 6.25). In the circumferential (x)<br />

direction we denote the volume rate <strong>of</strong> flow by Qx within a space δz wide,<br />

and so the net rate at which fluid flows out <strong>of</strong> the box in this direction is<br />

�<br />

Qx + ∂Qx<br />

∂x δx<br />

�<br />

− Qx = ∂Qx<br />

∂x δx

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