Mechanism of pressure variation at the leading edge of a bearing pad

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-133

  Zhang, J X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Groove effect; Multi pad journal bearings; Ram pressure; Thin film lubrication; Thrust bearings

Indexed keywords

ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; LUBRICATING OILS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANISMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THIN FILMS; VISCOSITY;

ENERGY EQUATIONS; GROOVE EFFECT; MOMENTUM EQUATION; MULTI-PAD JOURNAL BEARINGS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RAM PRESSURE;

THRUST BEARINGS;

BEARING PAD; BEARINGS-THRUST; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS;

EID: 0029657272     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_488_02     Document Type: Article

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