Hydrodynamic lubrication of long porous bearings

Analytical solution is attempted for a long porous bearing, press-fitted into the housing and working with a full film of lubricant. The pressure distribution is determined by a simultaneous solution of Reynolds equation for the film and the Laplace equation for the bearing material while maintaining the continuity of pressure at the film-bearing interface. The pressure in the bearing material and film are taken in series form so that all the...