Journal Bearing Apparatus

SPECIFICATIONS –
1) Journal – 50 mm diameter (Nominal)
2) Bearing – 55 mm diameter
3) Weights – 4 adjustable weights.
4) Recommended oil – SAE 10
5) DC Motor with speed 150-1500 rev/min in both the directions.
6) Suitable speed Control Unit is provided along with apparatus.
7) Manometer Panel 16 tubes mounted on a wooden backboard.
RANGE OF EXPERIMENTS –
1) Simple Demonstrations –
Observation of the pressure profile at the various conditions of load and speed
2) Experimental Investigation –
After noting the pressure profile for any chosen conditions the following analysis may be
conducted.
Plotting the Cartesian and polar pressure curves.