Pressure distribution in a squeeze film of a Shulman fluid between porous surfaces of revolution

The influence of a porosity of one porous wall limiting the narrow clearance between two surfaces of revolution on the pressure distribution in a squeeze flow of a Shulman fluid is considered.After general considerations on the flow of a Shulman fluid in a clearance and in a porous layer a modified Reynolds equation for the curvilinear squeeze film with a Shulman fluid is given. The solution of this equation is obtained by a method of successive approximation. As a result one obtains a formula expressing the pressure distribution. The example of a squeeze film between two parallel disks is discussed in detail.