Numerical Analysis of a Hydrodynamic Herringbone Grooved Journal Bearing

Table 4

Effect of the grooves width (case D).

Width of grooves (mm)	Pmin (MPa)	Pmax (MPa)	Friction torque (Nmm)	Fluid flow (mm^3/s)
0.2	−0.011589	0.057296	349.42	0.03178
0.5	−0.011824	0.045243	336.07	0
1	−0.012401	0.043896	329.24	0
1.5	−0.012773	0.037534	314.01	0
2	−0.013250	0.034466	303.59	0