Analysis of foil journal bearings with backing springs

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 208-214

  Arakere, Nagaraj K ^a  

^a Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearings

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS-FOIL; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS;

FOIL BEARINGS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; JOURNAL BEARINGS; METAL FOIL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS; SURFACES; TURBOMACHINERY;

BEARING LOAD CAPACITY; BEARING POWER DISSIPATION; COMPLIANT BEARING SURFACE; ELASTIC FOUNDATION; ELASTICITY EQUATION; FILM THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION; FOIL FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; HYDRODYNAMIC PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; JOURNAL ECCENTRICITY;

GAS LUBRICATED BEARINGS;

EID: 0029656740     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009608983522     Document Type: Article

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