Numerical Analysis of a Hydrodynamic Herringbone Grooved Journal Bearing

Table 3

Effect of the grooves width (case C).

Width of grooves (mm)	Pmin (MPa)	Pmax (MPa)	Friction torque (Nmm)	Fluid flow (mm^3/s)
0.2	−0.011336	0.053758	349.38	168769.01
0.5	−0.011302	0.050236	345.86	166860.53
1	−0.011271	0.046353	340.58	163726.03
1.5	−0.011250	0.043435	335.68	160534.76
2	−0.011230	0.041114	331.00	157257.79