CFD Investigation on Oil Injection Lubrication of Meshing Spur Gears via Lattice Boltzmann Method
The meshless Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) is introduced and employed to solve the complex two-phase flow problem of jet lubrication of meshing spur gears. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations based on LBM are carried out using the model of an oil jet impacting rotating gear presented by...
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| description | The meshless Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) is introduced and employed to solve the complex two-phase flow problem of jet lubrication of meshing spur gears. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations based on LBM are carried out using the model of an oil jet impacting rotating gear presented by available experiments, which reveals how the liquid column is broken throughout the tooth tip cutting off the oil jet. Typical oil flow phenomena obtained by simulations are compared with experiments, demonstrating good qualitative agreement, which validates the feasibility of LBM to simulate the air–oil–structure interaction problems involved in the jet lubrication of spur gears. A three-dimensional (3D) simulation model of a spur gear pair lubricated by an oil jet is established, and simulations with different operating conditions are conducted. The evolution process of the oil jet while injecting into the meshing zone is captured, and the effects of jet velocities, jet heights and jet angles on the lubrication performance are investigated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d4c11d227bb4349aeafb1eb955baeb92023-12-03T13:59:17ZengMDPI AGLubricants2075-44422022-08-0110818410.3390/lubricants10080184CFD Investigation on Oil Injection Lubrication of Meshing Spur Gears via Lattice Boltzmann MethodXiaozhou Hu0Pengfei Li1Can Quan2Jianing Wang3School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaThe meshless Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) is introduced and employed to solve the complex two-phase flow problem of jet lubrication of meshing spur gears. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations based on LBM are carried out using the model of an oil jet impacting rotating gear presented by available experiments, which reveals how the liquid column is broken throughout the tooth tip cutting off the oil jet. Typical oil flow phenomena obtained by simulations are compared with experiments, demonstrating good qualitative agreement, which validates the feasibility of LBM to simulate the air–oil–structure interaction problems involved in the jet lubrication of spur gears. A three-dimensional (3D) simulation model of a spur gear pair lubricated by an oil jet is established, and simulations with different operating conditions are conducted. The evolution process of the oil jet while injecting into the meshing zone is captured, and the effects of jet velocities, jet heights and jet angles on the lubrication performance are investigated.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/10/8/184Lattice Boltzmann Methodjet lubricationspur gearsflow phenomenonoil–jet gear interaction |
| spellingShingle | Xiaozhou Hu Pengfei Li Can Quan Jianing Wang CFD Investigation on Oil Injection Lubrication of Meshing Spur Gears via Lattice Boltzmann Method Lubricants Lattice Boltzmann Method jet lubrication spur gears flow phenomenon oil–jet gear interaction |
| title | CFD Investigation on Oil Injection Lubrication of Meshing Spur Gears via Lattice Boltzmann Method |
| title_full | CFD Investigation on Oil Injection Lubrication of Meshing Spur Gears via Lattice Boltzmann Method |
| title_fullStr | CFD Investigation on Oil Injection Lubrication of Meshing Spur Gears via Lattice Boltzmann Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | CFD Investigation on Oil Injection Lubrication of Meshing Spur Gears via Lattice Boltzmann Method |
| title_short | CFD Investigation on Oil Injection Lubrication of Meshing Spur Gears via Lattice Boltzmann Method |
| title_sort | cfd investigation on oil injection lubrication of meshing spur gears via lattice boltzmann method |
| topic | Lattice Boltzmann Method jet lubrication spur gears flow phenomenon oil–jet gear interaction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/10/8/184 |
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