PRESENTED BY: Sachin C. Meshram What Is Gas Lubrication? It is a system of lubrication in which the relative motion between two contacting surfaces is separated by a gas-Film or air-film.
It is also called as AIR Lubrication.
Examples of gas lubricant: Air, Oxygen, Carbon
dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Ammonia etc. EXAMPLES OF GAS LUBRICANT SR No. GAS Lubricant Formula 1. Acetylene C2 H2 2. Air O2+N 3. Steam H2 O 4. Chlorine Cl2 5. Helium He 6. Hydrogen H2 7. Hydrogen sulfide H2 S
8. Sulfur Dioxide SO2
9. Xenon Xe TYPES 1. HYDRODYNAMIC:-
The principle of operation of the hydrodynamic
bearings is same as that of the hydrodynamic oil- lubricated bearings.
2. HYDROSTSTIC:-
The principle of operation of hydrostatic gas-
lubricated bearing is basically same as that of the hydrostatic oil-lubricated bearings. HYDRODYNAMIC GAS-LUBRICATION HYDROSTATIC GAS-LUBRICATION COMPARISON OF OIL & GAS- LUBRICATED BEARINGS Sr. Parameter Oil-Lubrication Gas- No. Lubrication 1. Lubricant Oil. Gas. 2. Compressibility Incompressible. Compressible. 3. Viscosity High. Extremely Low. 4. Film Thickness Reasonably Thick. Very Thin. 5. Surface Finish Perform With Require Moderate Surface Extremely Fine Finish. Surface Finish. ADVANTAGES Due to low viscosity, the viscous resistance is low.
Low heat generation Due to low frictional power loss.
The gas-lubricated bearings do not required cooling.
The gas lubricants do not contaminate the bearing surface.
Used over the wide range of temperature (-250 C to 2000
C)
The gas lubricants are clean and available easily.
LIMITATIONS Require extremely fine surface finish.
Required perfect alignment between the bearing
surfaces.
Load carrying capacity is very low.
Required accurate bearing dimensions and
clearances. APPLICATIONS High speed dental drills;
High speed blowers and compressors;
High- speed grinding spindles;
Air cycle turbo machines on air craft;
Inertial guidance instruments, such as gyroscope and