Effect of Micropolar Fluids on Squeeze Film Lubrication Between Porous Curved Circular Plate and a Flat Plate

Abstract

This paper illustrates that the theoretical study of non-Newtonian micropolar fluid lubrication between curved circular plate and a porous flat plate by considering the squeezing action. Based on the micropolar fluid theory of Eringen the modified Reynold’s equation is derived for the better familiar porous bearing composition lubricated with micropolar fluid. The closed form expressions for the fluid film pressure, load carrying capacity and squeeze film time are obtained. Based on the results reported, the effect of micropolar fluid in the porous matrix is to analyze the pressure, the load carrying capacity and the squeeze film time as associated to the corresponding solid case.