This invention discloses a locally porous
helical groove gas
thrust bearing and its
static performance design method. The bearing includes a thrust disc, a thrust pad, a locally porous throttling device,
helical grooves, a sleeve, and an end cap. The thrust pad or thrust disc is machined with pump-in
helical grooves. The locally porous throttling device is made of porous material and is positioned in the groove area, platform area, or dam area of the thrust pad, uniformly distributed circumferentially. The method includes: considering the inertial force of fluid flow inside the porous material, establishing a
static model of the locally porous helical groove gas
thrust bearing, dividing the flow field mesh, and proposing a numerical calculation method;
static performance analysis of the locally porous helical groove gas
thrust bearing; and
static performance design of the locally porous helical groove gas thrust bearing to obtain the design variables corresponding to the maximum
load capacity and static stiffness. This invention can increase the
load capacity and static stiffness of the bearing at high speeds, eliminate frictional wear during start-up and shutdown, and improve the accuracy of the bearing's static
performance design.