[Bajji]

Hi all,

I have to simulate the orbit(path taken by the centre ) of the shaft in a foil bearing with air as the lubricant instead of oil. The foil bearing is same as the Journal bearing except that the boundary is deformable and not rigid like a journal bearing. There is a pressure build up because shaft is rotating and dragging the air around it into a narrow channel.(See image) I obviously need to solve the

a) Pressure build up in the fluid
b) Deformation of the boundary due to the built up pressure.
c) Motion of the shaft centre inside the bearing in response to the pressure and its own rotation.

Hope I am clear.

1) Has anyone solved this in OpenFOAM before.?
2) what are the solvers I should read up on?

Any pointers to start or links to similar solved problems will be very usefull.