Research on Mechanical Deformation of Thrust Bearing

Finite Element Method numerical simulation has been carried out to analyze mechanical deformation of thrust bearing under the point and line supporting condition. The simulation results indicate that the torsion deformation of the point supporting is the larger, torsion deformation is mainly radial bending deformation, and circumferential bending deformation is small, it becomes more and more obvious with the decrease of bearing pad length-width ratio under the same working conditions for the same pad. Line supporting torsion deformation is mainly the circumferential bending deformation, and the left and right sides are symmetrical along the circumferential, the radial bending deformation is small, torsion deformation related to the length and width of supporting, with their size increasing the torsion deformation decreased.